Ingredients

• 1 sachet - cous cous
• Hot water
• 1 - orange bell pepper
• 1 - large red onion
• 2 - medium tomatoes
• 4 - green chillies
• 2 tbsp - lemon juice
• 1 tbsp - paprika or ground black pepper
• 4 tbsp - butter or margarine
• salt to taste

How to Make Spicy Cous Cous

• Chop the bell pepper, onion and tomatoes into small pieces.
• Boil half a glass of water. Pour over the cous cous until it covers it completely and leave to soak.
• Heat a large non-stick pan for 2-3 mins and add the butter.
• Add chillies and wait for it to splutter. Then add the chopped bell peppers and onions.
• Cook them till they are half cooked (i.e. a bit crunchy but cooked).
• Add the salt, lemon juice and pepper/paprika and stir.
• Add the cous cous and fold it in.
• Remove from heat, add chopped tomatoes and fold them in again.