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Cairo Style Koshari
Course
Main Dish
Keyword
Pasta
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
servings
Ingredients
1
cup
brown lentils
1
cup
basmati rice
1
cup
uncooked pasta
(small shells or elbow macaroni is best)
2
large onions
diced
4
garlic cloves
minced
2
tbsp
oil
400
g
tomatoes
chopped
1/4
tsp
crushed red chili pepper flakes
salt and pepper
Instructions
Cook the lentils in just over a litre of salted water.
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 15-30 minutes, depending on the type of lentils you are using.
When the lentils are quite tender, add the rice to the lentils and continue simmering until the rice is cooked, adding water if necessary.
Cook the macaroni in a separate pot.
Rinse and strain when done.
Meanwhile, fry the onions and garlic in the oil until golden.
Add the tomatoes, chilli flakes, salt and pepper to taste and let it bubble for 10-20 minutes or until thickened and sauce like.
You can now blitz the sauce in a food processor until smooth or just leave as is.
Mix the lentils, rice and macaroni together in one pot.
Place some of the lentil mixture on each plate and top with tomato sauce.
Sprinkle with more hot chili powder or salt and pepper, if desired.
Notes
Recipe from food.com