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kosheri
Photo: Pille R. Priske

kosheri

20 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

Egyptian street food with rice, noodles, cinnamon, nutmeg and I add spinach. Adapted from Ottolenghi.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

691
Calories
39g
Protein
31g
Fat
65g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 16 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Green Lentil not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Cider not in our table 0
Coriander 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

  • 4300g green lentils
  • 200g Basmati rice (I use wholegrain basmati)
  • 40g Unsalted butter
  • 50g vermicelli noodles, broken into 4cm pieces
  • 400ml chicken stock or water
  • 1/2tsp grated nutmegs
  • 1 1/2tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2tsp salt
  • 4tbsp olive oil
  • 2 white onions, halves and thinly sliced
  • SPICY TOMATO SAUCE
  • 4tbsp olive oil
  • 2 Garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 hot red chillies, seeded and finely sliced
  • 8 ripe tomatoes, chopped (This is crucial, make sure the tomatoes are ripe, it makes a huge difference to the taste)
  • 370ml water
  • 4tbsp cider vinegar
  • 3tsp salt
  • 2tsp ground cumin
  • 20g Coriander leaves, chopped.

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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