Koshari
An Egyptian dinner made with beans & lentils. Ready in about 1 hour 21 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 41 minPrep (about)
- 40 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 21 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredients
- 1 ½ cups brown lentils
- Can chickpea
Fresh & other
- 1 ½ cups rice Shopping tip: Long-grain white rice.
- ½ tsp cilantro
- 2 cups macaroni
- 1 onion
Sauces & oils
- ½ cup vegetable oil
Spices & seasonings (1): salt
- Sprinking salt
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Cook the lentils.
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Bring lentils plus 4 cups of water to boil in a medium pot or pot over high heat.
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Turn the heat down to low.
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Cook until lentils are tender (15-17 minutes).
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Drain from water.
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Season with a little salt.
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For the rice.
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Drain the rice from its soaking water.
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Mix your par-cooked lentils plus the rice in the pot over medium-high heat with coriander, pepper, salt and 1 tbsp cooking oil.
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Cook for 3 minutes.
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Stir regularly.
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Add warm water to cover your rice and lentil mix by around 1 1 2 inches (you’ll use about 3 cups of water here).
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Bring to a boil.
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The water should reduce a bit.
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Cover.
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Heat till all your liquid has been absorbed plus both the rice and lentils are fully cooked through (about 20 minutes).
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Keep covered and undisturbed for 5 min or so.
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Make the pasta.
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While your rice plus lentils are cooking, make your pasta according to package instructions by adding your elbow pasta to boiling water using a dash of salt plus a little oil.
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Cook until the pasta is al dente.
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Drain.
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Cover your chickpeas plus warm in the microwave briefly before serving.
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Make the crispy onion topping.
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Sprinkle the onion rings with salt.
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Toss them in the flour to coat.
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Shake off excess flour.
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Heat your cooking oil over medium-high heat in a large pan.
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Cook the onion rings, until they turn a nice caramelized brown.
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Stir often.
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Onions must be crispy, not burned (15-20 minutes).
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.