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Golden Couscous Tahdig

Israeli couscous mixed with fried onions, baked over a layer of fried potato slices and flipped to show the crisp golden crust.

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Couscous tahdig with a crisp golden potato crust on a serving plate

Golden Couscous Tahdig

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Cook couscous, rinse with cold water, and drizzle with olive oil. Mix with salt, pepper, and fried onions.

  2. Fry potato slices until golden and arrange them at the bottom of an oven pot.

  3. Add couscous mixture on top, pour boiling water and olive oil, cover, and bake at 380°F for 1 hour.

  4. Flip the pot onto a serving plate to reveal the golden crispy Tahdig.