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Koshery
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Koshery

12 ingredients 19 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

875
Calories
31g
Protein
18g
Fat
148g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pasta 1 cup cooked (140g) 220
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 2 cups medium-grain rice uncooked
  • 2 cups of a small pasta such as ditalini
  • ½ cup of uncooked brown lentil
  • 1 can chickpeas
  • 1 can of pasta or tomato sauce
  • 1 large yellow onion diced well
  • 6 – 8 cloves garlic to taste
  • red pepper powder
  • vinegar to taste
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ cup of cooking oil
  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1

In a medium sauce pan heat cooking oil and add diced onions.

2

Cook them until they are almost burnt and very crispy.

3

Remove the onion and place on a paper towel to drain excess oil.

4

Save left over oil for the rice.

5

Cook rice as directed on package and add the oil you used to cook the onion to the rice water and set aside.

6

Cook pasta as directed and set aside.

7

Cook lentils until tender and set aside, remember to add a dash of salt to taste.

8

While your rice lentils and pasta are cooking make your sauce.

9

Peel and dice garlic cloves.

10

In a medium sauce pan heat olive oil then add garlic sate' until brown and there is a nice nutty smell.

11

Add the tomato or pasta sauce ( i like to use ragu pasta sauce ).

12

Once the sauce is hot add rep pepper to taste and vinegar i use a ¼ to a half cup of vinegar traditional Koshery has ½ cup if i have friends over that are new to Egyptian food i cut it down a bit, this is where your taste comes into play. Add salt to taste.

13

Warm chick peas in microwave or on the stove and drain water.

14

On a large serving dish spoon rice out flat, next do the same with the pasta, then the lentils and chick peas pour sauce over every thing and top with onions.

15

Category:Egyptian Vegetarian

16

Category:Medium-grain rice Recipes

17

Category:Ditalini Recipes

18

Category:Brown lentil Recipes

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Category:Chickpea Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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