Spiced couscous with herb, dried fruits and pine nuts

1 cup of quick cooking couscous

1 cup water

1 tbs olive oil or butter

1 small onion, diced

1 clove garlic, minced

¼ cup  pine nuts, lightly toasted*

5 dried apricot, chopped

2 tbs dried currant

2 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin

¼ tsp ground fennel 

¼ cup chopped parsley and cilantro

¼ cup chopped fresh mint

1-2 tbs olive oil

Boil a cup of water and butter together in a pot, add a quick cooking couscous then turn the heat off. Cover the pot with the lid and leave undisturbed for five minutes, then fluff the couscous with fork, set aside. 

Heat olive oil in a skillet, add onion and saute until it start to turn golden on the edge. Put pine nuts, dried apricot, dried currants,  garlic, along with other spices, stir until releases its fragrance. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Transfer couscous and onion mixture, parsley and cilantro into a bowl and mix them well. Can be serve with Chicken tagine or Lamb tagine