Egyptian Koshari
photo by Dreamer in Ontario
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
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10-12
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup black lentils or 1 cup brown lentils, washed
- 2 1⁄2 cups water
- 2 cups calrose rice, rinsed (medium grain rice)
- 3 cups water
- diced tomato (28 oz can, zaar won't recognize quantity)
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pure chile powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cups macaroni (about 1 lb/450 g)
- fried onions, to taste
directions
- For Lentils and Rice, heat oil in large pot over medium, add onion and cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
- Stir in salt, cumin and pepper and cook 1 minute.
- Add lentils and 2-1/2 cups water.
- Raise heat to high; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-high. Boil until lentils are three quarters cooked, about 15 minutes.
- Add rice and remaining 3 cups water and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 13 minutes or until rice is just cooked. (Don't overcook.).
- Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
- Uncover; fluff with fork. (Makes about 9 cups.).
- Meanwhile, for Tomato Sauce, in medium saucepan, combine tomatoes, water, oil, vinegar, garlic, cumin, salt, chili and pepperand bring to boil over high heat.
- Cook, stirring and reducing heat as needed, until sauce thickens slightly, about 10 to 15 minutes. (Makes about 3 cups.).
- Meanwhile, heat large pot of salted water over high and add macaroni. Cook until al dente as per package instructions. Drain.
- To assemble, place portion of rice and lentils on plate.
- Top with portion of macaroni, then portion of tomato sauce.
- Garnish with onions. (Loosely, the dish should be 2/3 rice and lentils to 1/3 macaroni with a small amount of sauce and onions.).
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Reviews
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This is good but I can not give it 5 stars as this no way makes only 6 servings, more like 12!! I used a good extra virgin olive oil, cooking onion, sea salt to taste, freshly ground black pepper, brown lentils, as much water as needed, white Basmati rice, a good can plum tomatoes I chopped myself. I found the garlic quite strong in the sauce, would cut that down another time, like the poster I used regular chili powder in place of pure chile powder as we don't like spicy anyway, plus the rest of the ingredients. Made for JULY 2011 NA/ME TAG :)
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This is good but I can not give it 5 stars as this no way makes only 6 servings, more like 12!! I used a good extra virgin olive oil, cooking onion, sea salt to taste, freshly ground black pepper, brown lentils, as much water as needed, white Basmati rice, a good can plum tomatoes I chopped myself. I found the garlic quite strong in the sauce, would cut that down another time, like the poster I used regular chili powder in place of pure chile powder as we don't like spicy anyway, plus the rest of the ingredients. Made for JULY 2011 NA/ME TAG :)