Today I thought of making some thing simple – meaning cooking couscous is so easy, just boil the water and add couscous and let stand.  This is kind of a one pot meal that can be eaten for lunch or dinner.  Also a good recipe to pack in a lunch box for office.

Ingredients:

• ¼ dried red beans
• 3 teaspoons cooking oil
• 1 small red bell pepper thinly sliced
• 1 small green bell pepper thinly sliced
• 2 cups torn kale leaves – stems removed
• 1 cup soy chunks
• 1-2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon spicy chili sauce
• ¼ cup water
• 2/3 cup couscous
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• salt to taste
• Ground black pepper (optional)

Method:

• I used soaked and squeezed out soy chunks which I used for the recipe Thai Style Soy Chunk curry.  So the 1 cup I mentioned was soaked and drained soy chunks and not the dry soy chunks.
• Soak red beans overnight and cook until tender (I cooked in pressure cook which needed about 15 whistles)
• In a covered saucepan bring 1 cup water, olive oil and salt to a boil
• Turn off flame and add couscous and mix lightly and cover and let stand.  Fluff with a fork
• Add cooking oil to a skillet and when hot, add red and green bell pepper and sauté until slightly charred.  Transfer to a bowl.
• Add rest of the cooking oil and sauté kale until leaves are wilted and cooked.
• Add soy chunks, cooked beans, chili sauce, chili powder and ¼ water to the skillet and cover and cook stirring occasionally on low flame until all the water is absorbed.
• Add sauteed kale, and bell peppers to the skillet and mix well.
• Add cooked couscous to the vegetables and season with salt.
• If needed, add ground black pepper
• Yields: 2 main dishes