Step 1: Prepare the chicken

Soak the raisins in a bowl of lukewarm water.
Cut the onions into thin rings and the chicken into coarse pieces.
Heat the oil with 80 grams of butter in the lower part of the couscous pan or steamer. No couscous pan or steamer at home? Then use a normal cooking pan.
Saute the onions until they are golden brown.
Add the chicken pieces, ginger powder, turmeric, saffron, salt, pepper and cinnamon stick to the onion mixture.
Pour water into the pan until everything is just covered and simmer the chicken for 20 minutes.

Step 2: Prepare the couscous

Option 1: With the couscous pan or steamer. Fill the top part of the pan with couscous. Add … ml of cold water and 40 grams of butter and rub the grains apart. While the chicken is cooking, place the couscous on the bottom of the pan with the chicken.
Option 2: if no couscous pan or steamer. Fill a large bowl with couscous. Wait for the chicken to cook for 10 minutes. Add 300 ml cooking liquid and 250 water to the couscous. Cover the bowl with a lid or plate and let it steam.

Step 3: Boil the raisins

Remove the onion from the pan with a slotted spoon.
In another pan, add the raisins and two large spoons of the cooking liquid.
Add the cinnamon, sugar and honey and cook the raisins over low heat for 5 minutes.

Step 4: Bake the almonds

In a separate pan, fry the almonds in cold oil. Roast them until they are crispy.

Step 5: Serve the couscous

Place the chicken in a bowl and spoon the couscous and raisin-onion mixture on top.

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