Nov 02, 2010
Start with a big soup pot (I started with a large frying pan, but it was soon overwhelmed). Added 2-3 cloves garlic to the onion stage, couple stalks of chopped celery along with the carrot, added Garam Marsala instead of Cardamom & tripled all of the spices, used diced canned tomatoes & tri-colored couscous, stirred in 1 cup raisins (chopped dates would also be good) at the end. Would have taken 25 minutes if I did not have to chop anything; probably closer to 2 hours with the chopping. Makes a lot, so it was perfect for the neighborhood party.
—J