Maftool
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Maftool is a less-known version of the very well-known couscous. Couscous originated by the Berber in North Africa (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco) and was enjoyed by the royalty in Granada. Most likely by the way of merchants and ships of the Mediterranean, it showed up in the Middle East/ Eastern Mediterranean (Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon) sometime around or before the seventeenth century.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4people | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 60 minutes |
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Maftool
Maftool is a less-known version of the very well-known couscous. Couscous originated by the Berber in North Africa (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco) and was enjoyed by the royalty in Granada. Most likely by the way of merchants and ships of the Mediterranean, it showed up in the Middle East/ Eastern Mediterranean (Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon) sometime around or before the seventeenth century.
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Instructions
- Heat up oil in cooking pot; Add onion and stir for 3 minutes; Add chicken to the pot; Add salt and spices ; Stir for 5 minutes; Add water; Cover the pot and leave for 30 minutes.
- Put water in a cooking pot; Put maftool in the strainer; Place the strainer on the cooking pot; Leave to cook for 30 minutes;
- Put maftool in serving dish; add chickpeas and chicken on top
- Serve with vegetable stew
