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Authentic Egyptian Koshary
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A delicious and authentic Egyptian dish made with rice, lentils, pasta, and topped with spicy sauce and crispy onions.
00:45:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- white onions - 2 large (cut into julienne slices)
- flour - watch the video to see (for coating onions)
- starch - watch the video to see (for coating onions)
- onion oil - 6 tablespoons (for frying and flavor)
- garlic - 10 cloves (minced)
- vinegar - 1/4 cup (for daqqa and sauce)
- tomatoes - 4 large (blended for sauce)
- salt - watch the video to see (to taste)
- cumin - 1 teaspoon (for seasoning)
- coriander - 1 teaspoon (for seasoning)
- black pepper - watch the video to see (to taste)
- broth - watch the video to see (optional for flavor)
- Egyptian rice - 2 cups (for the base)
- vermicelli - 1 cup (for mixing with rice)
- lentils - 1 cup (cooked)
- hot sauce powder or chili flakes - 2 tablespoons (for spicy oil)
- spaghetti - 1 cup (for pasta layer)
- marbled pasta - 1 cup (for pasta layer)
Instructions
- Prepare Onions: Cut white onions into julienne slices, coat with flour and starch, and strain.
- Fry Onions: Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions until golden brown.
- Make Daqqa: In a pot, sauté garlic in onion oil, add vinegar, and then mix with lemon, water, salt, cumin, and coriander.
- Prepare Sauce: Blend tomatoes and add to the garlic and vinegar mixture, season with salt, pepper, and broth.
- Cook Rice and Vermicelli: In a pot, sauté vermicelli in onion oil, add rice, and stir well.
- Boil Lentils: Cook lentils in boiling water with salt, cumin, and coriander for about 10-15 minutes.
- Combine Ingredients: Mix cooked lentils with rice and vermicelli, add boiling water to cover.
- Prepare Pasta: Boil spaghetti and marbled pasta in salted water, drain without rinsing.
- Assemble Koshary: Layer pasta, rice, and lentils, then top with sauce, daqqa, and crispy onions.
