Notes

Koshari has two variants, one in Cairo and one in Alexandria.

The Cairo recipe uses pasta , whole lentils and hot sauce.

The Alexandria recipe is restricted to yellow lentils and rice only.

Servings

5

Preparation Time

1 hours

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice
• 1 1/2 cup Yellow Lentils
• 2 Onions ,chopped
• Salt & pepper.
• 3 tablespoons ghee , or butter.
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 cup water.
• Hot pepper
• Tomato paste.

Cooking Instructions

• Wash rice and lentils separately under running water and drain.
• In a deep pan heat butter or ghee, rice and lentils over medium-high heat.
• Add water and salt and cook until water is absorbed.
• Cover, move to low heat.
• In a frying pan, fry onion until brown.
• Serve koushari and sprinkle fried onion on top.
• You may add boiled macaroni pasta.

Sauce

• In a deep pan heat oil or butter.
• Add tomato paste and water, leave to cook.
• Add salt, pepper and hot pepper.
• Serve on koushari as required.