Koshary

I come back from Egypt. It was one of the best journey of my life! We visited Black desert, White desert, spend two nights outdoor, watched oasises, practiced windsurfing. I tasted a very delicious egyptian dish - koshary and I would like to try to prepare it at home.

Recipe of Koshary

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 cup white rice and fry about 3 minutes. Add 1 cup rice and 3 cups water and salt. Bring to a boil and cook until the rice is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.

Cook the macaroni (of two different tipes).

Cook 1 cup lentils in 2 cups water (15-20 minutes).

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet and fry 5 onions in the oil, stirring often, until they begin to brown, 10 to 15 minutes.  Add garlic and cook another minute. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

Mix 4 tablespoons vinegar, half of the onion, chopped tomatoes and tomato paste, black pepper, salt, cumin. Simmer about 12 minutes.

Take a serving plate and serve rice, then macaroni, then the lentils and onions, and tomato sauce.

And enjoy your meal!

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  • Dear Monika! I stayed in Cairo, in two oasises and in El Tur. The best koshary was in Cairo)))

  • Thank you for sharing this tasty Koshary recipe with us,in which town have you been put up?

  • Thanks Polina, I was little bit confused about the quantity of rice!
  • Dear nida, this is a good question)) The case is that first you fry 1 cup rice and than add the second cup and water and boil it. This is interesting egyptian way to cook rice)
  • Recipe sounds delicious, however I've a question. Do we need one cup of rice or 2 cups of rice?

     

    Hope you'll write a blog about sightseeing in Egypt too.

     

    Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us.

  • I am an Egyptian Polina & if you visit me when you will come next time serve you a huge plate of wonderful Koshary that I make .
  • No, it isn't artificial sculpture!!!!!!! There are a lot of this "sculptures" in the egyptian White desert)

  • Is that an artificial sculpture on the photo?
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