Hungry Paprikas· by Amina Al-Saigh★ 5.0 (8)

Authentic Koshari (Egyptian Rice, Lentils & Pasta)

Name: Authentic Koshari (Egyptian Rice, Lentils & Pasta)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 240 min
Yield: 8, 8 people
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 4 large onions (yellow); 2 tablespoons flour; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; vegetable oil (for frying); 1 onion (finely diced); 1/2 cup onion oil; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 cup brown lentils; 2 cups water; 2 cups Calrose rice (or any medium grain rice); 3 cups chicken broth; 200 grams elbow or ditalini pasta; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; water; 540 ml canned chickpeas (drained and rinsed); 1 tablespoon onion oil; 1/2 teaspoon cumin; 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1/2 cup white vinegar; 2 teaspoons coriander; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes; 7 cloves garlic (minced); 2 tablespoons onion oil; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 2.5 cups tomato passata/puree (600 ml)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 4h total

Servings

Calories

37% of a 2,000 cal day

739KCAL

Protein

18g36% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat29g

37%

Saturated7g

34%

Unsaturated22g

—

Total Carbs102g

37%

Fiber11g

38%

Total Sugars12g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch80g

—

Sodium1745mg

76%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Egypt's national dish featuring layers of rice, lentils, and pasta topped with chickpeas, spiced tomato sauce, caramelized onions, and tangy dukkah. Complex, satisfying, and deeply flavorful.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

4large onions (yellow)
2 tbspflour
2 tbspcornstarch
vegetable oil — for frying
1onion — finely diced
½ cuponion oil
2garlic — minced
1½ tspkosher salt
1 cupbrown lentils
2 cupswater
2 cupsCalrose rice — medium-grain, or any medium grain rice
3 cupschicken broth
200 gelbow pasta — or ditalini pasta
2 tspkosher salt
water
540 mlcanned chickpeas — drained, rinsed
1 tbsponion oil
½ tspcumin
⅛ tspkosher salt
3garlic — minced
½ cupwhite vinegar
2 tspcoriander
½ tspsalt
½ tspchilli flakes
7garlic — minced
2 tbsponion oil
¼ cupwhite vinegar
1 tspcumin
½ tspblack pepper
2½ cupstomato passata/purée — 600 ml
½ cuptomato sauce
½ tspchilli powder

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Method

4h total

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