Vegetarian mains
How to Make Meftoul with Tomatoes
A Palestinian vegetarian staple, maftoul with tomatoes (also called kuskuson in the local dialect), a tasty and popular traditional dish.
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Ingredients
- 1 kilo ready maftoul
- 1 dry onion
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Salt
- 8 tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- Note:
- Maftoul is a dough rolled into small round grains. It is similar to the maghrebiya known in the Levant and to couscous found in the Maghreb.
Method
- Rinse the maftoul and set it aside.
- Finely chop the onion and sauté it in the pot with the vegetable oil until it is lightly browned.
- Blend the tomatoes with an electric blender and add them to the onions; let them boil and reduce, then add salt and finally add the maftoul with a tablespoon of ghee; stir and simmer over low heat.
- Cook until the maftoul grains open up and are fully cooked. Serve the maftoul with tomatoes on serving plates alongside pickles, peppers, and olives.
- Note:
- Maftoul is a dough rolled into small round grains. It is similar to the maghrebiya known in the Levant and to couscous found in the Maghreb.






