Koshary
"Koshary is pretty much Egypt's staple street food. You can find anything from a 2-story koshary restaurant to a man with a cart on the side of the street. It has no meat, but even the biggest of carnivores don't miss it. Filling and healthy, come see Egypt's most famous dish! Instead of French-fried onions, I use my black pepper onion rings on here. I also caramelize about 4 large onions in butter and brown sugar for about 45 minutes and have both kinds of onion on there. It really makes it over the top, but a little too much to call it the real street food of Egypt, more like the home-style kind. I hope you enjoy!"
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Chickpea | 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained | 134 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Lentil | 1/2 cup cooked (99g) | 115 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Cayenne | 1 tsp (1.8g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 (16 ounce) package ditalini pasta
- 1 1/2 cups short-grain rice, rinsed
- cold water, to cover
- 1 1/2 cups dark brown lentils
- water, to cover
- 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (14 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 (3 ounce) can French-fried onions