🇪🇬 Egypt
Koshari
Born in Cairo's streets, koshari is the definition of more-is-more — five carbs, one legendary bowl.
🔪 Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 50 min📈 Difficulty: Medium
Cooking for
6 people
✨ What makes it special
The full stack: dakka garlic-vinegar sauce and fiery shatta separate the tourists from the locals.
Ingredients
- 300 grice
- 200 gbrown lentils
- 200 gsmall macaroni
- 150 gcooked chickpeas
- 4 onions, sliced thin
- 500 mltomato passata
- 4 clovesgarlic
- 3 tbspvinegar
- 1 tspcumin and chili flakes
- to tasteoil for frying
Method
- 1
Fry the onions until crisp and mahogany; save the oil.
- 2
Cook lentils and rice together in the onion oil; boil the pasta separately.
- 3
Make the sauce: garlic, tomato, chili, and a splash of vinegar, simmered thick.
- 4
Make the dakka: crushed garlic, cumin, and vinegar loosened with hot water.
- 5
Layer rice-lentils, pasta, chickpeas, sauce, and a crown of onions. Dakka over everything.
🍽 On your table
How this dish looks served for 6