Recipe: Perfect Koshari - Egyptian Dish

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Koshari - Egyptian Dish. Koshari (also spelled, Kushari) is the national dish of my birthplace, Egypt. By far one of my favorite things to eat–EVER! No matter how far I've traveled, I will always crave a humble bowl of koshari as served in the streets of Egypt.

Koshari (كشري) also called kushari or kosheri, is one of the most popular dishes in the land of the Pharaohs, a delicious vegan combination prepared with chickpeas, lentils, macaroni and rice.

Egyptian koshari is also called koshari abu gibba.

The full name can be explained by the presence, in the recipe, of black lentils, also called ads abu gibba.

You can have Koshari - Egyptian Dish using 16 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Koshari - Egyptian Dish

1. It’s 1 cup of Rice.

2. It’s 1 cup of Pasta (preferably macaroni pasta).

3. You need 1 cup of Brown lentils.

4. You need to taste of Salt and black pepper.

5. It’s of For the sauce:.

6. Prepare 2 tbsp of Veg. Oil.

7. You need 1 of small Onion - diced finely.

8. Prepare 2 clove of Garlic - diced finely.

9. You need 15 oz of Tomato paste.

10. It’s 400 grams of Tomato paste.

11. Prepare to taste of Any spices you wish to add.

12. It’s 1/2 cup of Water.

13. It’s to taste of Salt + pepper.

14. It’s of For crispy onion.

15. You need 2 of large Onions.

16. It’s of Oil for deep frying the onions.

Koshari (also spelled Koshary or Kushari) is the national dish of Egypt.

It's served in virtually every Egyptian restaurant, in every Egyptian home, and on every Egyptian street corner.

Street vendors serve the dish from carts to people eagerly waiting in line to eat this beloved and highly popular dish.

I guess to understand this dish, it is necessary to understand a little bit about its history.

Koshari - Egyptian Dish step by step

1. Cook the lentils in just over a litre of salted water. Bring to boil and then reduce heat and simmer covered for 15-30 mins..

2. When the lentils are tender add the rice to the lentils and let it simmer until its cooked (you can add water if necessary..

3. Cook the pasta in a different pot. Rinse and strain when done..

4. For crispy onions.

5. Heat the oil and add the onions and fry until slightly browned. Using a slotted spoon to remove onions from oil and place on paper towels to drain and cool..

6. For tomato sauce.

7. Heat the 2 tbsp of oil in a medium saucepan and add the diced onions and garlic and fry till light brown.

8. Immediately add the tomato paste.

9. And the spices you choose to add!.

10. Add the salt and pepper (to taste).

11. Add the water and leave to simmer, reduce the heat to low and cover and simmer for 20 mins stirring occasionally.

12. For the finished dish:.

13. In one pot add the rice, lentils and pasta and toss and combine and serve from there..

14. Add the rice, lentils, and pasta mix into a large bowl.

15. Then the tomato sauce on top.

16. Sprinkle some hot chili powder of you like spicy food.

17. Now add the crispy onion.

18. You can also top it with something like chickpeas.

19. Enjoy!!.

It was a very multicultural country.

The koshari is evidence of this multicultural period.

Koshari is one of the most common Egyptian Foods and kind of like a national dish, like Egyptian Falafel (Tameya).

The history of Koshari This cheap, filling and healthy national dish is so popular that some restaurants in Eygpt, particularly Cairo, specialize in this alone.

Koshary, koshari or kushari is one of the traditional Egyptian food.