Harissa Chicken with Couscous

Harissa paste is a North African red sauce or paste used to flavour meat for grilling or used simply as a dip. It's ingredients are not unlike the usual Malaysian sambal, just a little more sophisticated with added spices like coriander and fennel. I usually buy it ready made from the supermarket and didn't think it was anything special until I tried making my own. My version of course had a lot more oomphh due to the extra chilli added! Below, the homemade paste used to grill chicken breasts served with simple couscous.