Koshary
Koshary is considered one of Egypt's national dishes and is a popular street food.
This is vegan, gluten free and high protein recipe. Dish can be prepared in 70 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 13.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice
- 1 cup Lentils
- 1 cup Macaroni
- 1 cup Chickpeas
- 2 large Onions
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 cup Tomato Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 2 tablespoon Vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 4 cup Water
Instructions
- Cook the rice, lentils, and macaroni separately according to package instructions.
- In a pan, heat vegetable oil and fry the onions until golden brown.
- Remove half of the fried onions and set aside for garnishing.
- Add garlic, cumin, salt, black pepper, and tomato sauce to the remaining fried onions in the pan. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add cooked lentils and chickpeas to the tomato sauce mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- In a serving dish, layer the cooked rice, macaroni, and lentil mixture.
- Drizzle vinegar over the dish.
- Garnish with the reserved fried onions.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 400kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 5g8%
- Total Carbohydrate 80g27%
- Sugars 5g
- Protein 10g20%
* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.