Bevelini Cous Cous 500g

Bevelini Cous Cous is fine durum wheat semolina couscous, the small rolled grains of North African cooking that are now a store cupboard staple for quick lunches, salads and side dishes. The single ingredient is durum wheat semolina, so the flavour is clean and mild and takes on whatever stock, spices or dressing it is cooked with. It comes in a 500g bag from Bevelini, packed for JRP Foods of London. Find more couscous and sooji in our Couscous range.

How to use it

The usual way is to pour boiling water or stock over the couscous in a bowl, roughly equal volumes, stir in a little oil or butter and salt, cover and leave for about five minutes, then fluff the grains apart with a fork. Serve it under a tagine, a vegetable stew or grilled chicken, or let it cool and toss it with chopped tomato, cucumber, herbs, lemon and olive oil for a tabbouleh style salad. It also makes a quick savoury breakfast tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves and onion, the way rava upma is cooked. The pack warns not to eat it raw.

Good to know

• One ingredient: durum wheat semolina
• Contains wheat
• Suitable for vegetarians
• Do not eat raw