Koshary | By an Egyptian University Student

Name: Koshary | By an Egyptian University Student
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 2 red onions, sliced into thin small strips; 2/3 cup all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon paprika; pinch of salt; pinch of pepper; 6 tablespoons cooking oil; 680g tomato sauce; 1 tablespoon white vinegar; 1 red onion, finely diced; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 300g canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 1 teaspoon garam masala, or curry powder; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne; 1/2 teaspoon chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 tablespoon cooking oil; 8 oz elbow macaroni; 2.25 cups long grain rice, you can also just use whatever rice you want really; 225g canned lentils, rinsed and drained; pinch of salt; pepper, to taste; 1 tablespoon cooking oil; boiling water; salt

16 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h

Koshary is the national dish of Egypt, and for good reason; it's delicious. But, since I'm a uni student, I can't (be bothered to) go all out with its creation. Hence, I used my two braincells to put together a recipe that's a bit more convenient to make.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:02:46 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

Instructions

Step 1

This recipe calls for a rice cooker, if you don't have one I assume you know how to cook rice a different way (but also, please get a rice cooker it'll make life so much easier).

Prep

Step 2

Add your rice to your rice cooker, along with a pinch of salt and black pepper, and let it cook. While it cooks, you can work on the other elements of the dish.

long grain rice2 ¼ cups

salt

pepper

Step 3

Cut two onion into thin small strips, and dice another.

red onions2

red onion1

Step 4

Mince your garlic.

Topping

Step 5

In a bowl, add your flour, paprika, salt, and pepper, then mix.

all purpose flour⅔ cup

paprika1 teaspoon

salt

pepper

Step 6

Coat your onion strips with the flour mixture.

red onions2

Step 7

In a medium-high heat pan or skillet, add your oil and cook the onions till they crisp up and are a nice golden brown.

cooking oil6 tablespoons

Step 8

Set aside for now.

Sauce

Step 9

In the same pan, add a bit more oil, then add your diced onion, chickpeas, and minced garlic. Cook till your onions are translucent.

red onion1

chickpeas300g

cooking oil1 tablespoon

Step 10

Pour in your tomato sauce, then add your white vinegar, garam masala, cayenne, chili powder, salt, and pepper.

tomato sauce680g

white vinegar1 tablespoon

garam masala1 teaspoon

cayenne½ teaspoon

chili powder½ teaspoon

salt½ teaspoon

pepper½ teaspoon

Step 11

Mix everything and cook the sauce till it thickens and your onions are golden brown.

Step 12

Once ready, put a lid on it and keep on low heat until ready to serve.

Koshary

Step 13

Add oil to generously salted boiling water, followed by your pasta.

elbow macaroni8 oz

cooking oil1 tablespoon

water

salt

Step 14

Once done, strain then cover with a lid, and leave till ready to assemble.

Step 15

Once your rice is done cooking, add your canned lentils after rinsing and straining them. Mix everything around in the rice, then cover it for a couple of minutes to let the lentils heat up a bit before assembling.