Egyptian Koshary Recipe
Koshary, Egypt's national dish, is made with chickpeas, pasta, rice, and brown lentils, all coated in a spicy tomato sauce and topped with crispy onions. This hearty dish is a beloved Egyptian comfort food, commonly served in restaurants and homes throughout Egypt.
Ingredients
Crispy Onion Topping
- White onions, sliced into rings – 2
- Olive Oil
- Salt – to taste
Tomato Sauce
- White onion, chopped – 1
- Garlic cloves, minced – 4
- Tomato passata/chopped tomatoes – 1 cup
- Coriander – 2 tsp
- Cumin – 2 tsp
- Chilli flakes – 2 tsp
- Salt and pepper – to taste
- White vinegar – 2 tbsp
Koshary
- Olive Oil
- Water
- Brown lentils, rinsed – 2 cups
- Short grain rice – 2 cups
- Pasta (elbow/macaroni) – 2 cups
- Chickpeas, drained – 1 can
Instructions
Crispy Onion Topping
- Heat oil in a large frying pan over a high medium-heat.
- Fry thinly sliced onion rings in oil for 20-30 minutes, until golden-brown and crisp.
- Remove onions from the pan and dry with a paper towel. Set aside.
Tomato Sauce
- In the oil previously used to fry the crispy onion topping, sauté garlic for 2 minutes on medium heat.
- Add 1 chopped onion and cook for 5 minutes until translucent.
- Add 1 cup of tomato passata to the pan and bring to boil.
- Season with coriander, cumin, chilli flakes, salt and pepper.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Stir in the white vinegar.
- Cover the tomato sauce and keep warm until ready to serve.
Koshary
- Place the washed lentils in a pot with boiling water and simmer for 20 minutes until cooked, drain and set aside.
- Add the rice to a pan of boiling water and cook for 15 minutes until tender. Remove from heat and cover.
- Boil pasta until al dente following the packaging instructions, drain and set aside.
- Heat the chickpeas in a pan with oil for 3-5 minutes and set aside.
- Combine the lentils, rice, pasta and chickpeas together in a bowl.
- Generously top with warm tomato sauce and sprinkle crispy onions on top.
Nutrition
Calories: 497kcalCarbohydrates: 84gProtein: 20gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 247mgFiber: 14gSugar: 9g
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