Spiced cous cous with dried fruits, pomegranate and mint

Name: Spiced cous cous with dried fruits, pomegranate and mint
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 2-3 cups filtered water; 2 teaspoons dried mint; a pinch of powdered cloves (or 1-2 whole cloves); a pinch of powdered star anise (or 1 whole star anise); 200 g whole grain cous cous Himalayan salt, just enought o taste; 2 tablespoons raw sesame oil; 2-3 handfuls of raisins, soaked in filtered water for 10 minutes then drained and pat dried; 3-4 chopped medjol dates, stones removed; 2 handfuls of pistachios, peeled; 2 handfuls of almonds, peeled; 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder; a pinch of chilli powder; seeds from 1 pomegranate; fresh mint leaves, to taste

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Main Dish

Very Easy

25 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time10 min

First, make the spicy mint tea. Bring the water to a boil, add the mint, cloves and star anise, stir, remove from the heat and let everything infuse for about 1 minute. Filter and set aside.
Place the cous cous in a salad bowl (preferably large and low) and pour some of the mint tea over it (just enough to cover the cous cous).
Cover with a lid and let the cous cous cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Check doneness and add some more tea (which should be still very hot) if necessary, pouring it little by little.
When the cous cous is ready (it should be al dente) fluff with a fork, add the salt and sesame oil and toss.
Add the raisins, dates, pistachios, almonds, cinnamon, chilli and pomegranate seeds and toss again.
Sprinkle with some fresh mint leaves.
Serve at room temperature.