- 1 tsp corinader seeds
- 1 onion
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove
- 250g beef mince
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1½ tsp sumach
- 150g wholewheat couscous
- A handful of mint, leaves only
- 100g baby leaf spinach
- 150g Greek style yogurt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 150ml + 300ml boiling water
- 1.
Place a dry frying pan on a medium heat. Add 1 tsp coriander seeds and toast for 2-3 mins, shaking the pan occasionally, till they smell aromatic and start to pop. Tip into a mortar and pestle and roughly crush them, or use a small bowl and a jam jar or rolling pin. Set aside.
- 2.
Peel and finely chop the onion. Dice the tomatoes. Peel and grate or crush the garlic clove.
- 3.
Put the frying pan back on a medium heat and warm it for 2 mins. Add 1 tbsp oil and the mince. Fry for 5 mins, stirring and using a wooden spoon to break up any lumps.
- 4.
When the mince has browned, add the onion and tomatoes to the pan. Pop on a lid (or use a baking tray to cover the pan if you don't have a lid) and cook, stirring once or twice, for 10 mins, till the onion has started to soften.
- 5.
Stir the garlic into the pan with the ground coriander and 1 tsp each ground cumin and sumach. Season with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Cook and stir for 2 mins till aromatic.
- 6.
Pour 150ml boiling water into the pan. Pop the lid back on and simmer for 10 mins till the sauce thickens and the mince is tender.
- 7.
While the mince simmers, tip the couscous into a heatproof bowl. Pour in 300ml boiling water and a pinch of salt. Stir, then cover the bowl with a plate and leave to soak. The couscous will suck up the water. Finely chop the mint leaves.
- 8.
Stir the spinach into the mince to just wilt it. Taste the mince and add a pinch more salt or pepper if you think it needs it.
- 9.
Fluff the couscous with a fork and scoop it into 2 warm bowls. Spoon over the spiced mince. Top with spoonfuls of the yogurt, scatter with the chopped mint and sprinkle with a little more sumach to serve.