Traditional Lamb and Couscous recipe?

turtle78jgw asked:


I lived across the street from a wonderful cook from, I believe, Kazahkstan or the Ukraine, who made this amazing dish one year around Easter and brought me a plate. He said it was a traditional dish they served during their own holiday at that time of year. It had lamb, couscous, onion, whole garlic cloves, and raisins, with a savory taste to it. He moved away and I never got the recipe. Everywhere I look that have similar recipes but they are all Moroccan, Egyptian, or similar, with lots of squash, potatoes, etc. Does anyone know what this dish is that I am looking for?
I've looked through Middle Eastern recipe books, recipe web sites, and still haven't found anything that really sounds like what he had made. It was almost like a paella but with couscous, chunks of tender lamb, onion, cloves of garlic, raisins or some kind of chopped dried fruit, and maybe wine....not sure. I know there were a few more ingredients..but I don't think I could get it right spice-wise without a recipe to guide me.