Egyptian Koshary (vegan friendly)

VanessaHeartsMasr

This is not the prettiest of pictures of koshary by any means but I had to make a huge batch of it to share at my son's cultural day at school today and thought I'd share the recipe with you all because it's so fantastic! Background on koshary: It is one of Egypt's mainstay foods, fast food if you will. There are koshary restaurants and koshary stands in every neighborhood in Egypt. You can get a humongous bowl of it for pennies in Egypt and it fills you up for HOURS. I know many of you are not soda drinkers, but for some reason, koshary tastes fantastic when accompanied by an ice cold 7-Up. Egyptians are very passionate about their koshary. I should know, I married one. Lol. It's tasty, easy, and vegan. Enjoy!

Egyptian Koshary
4 cups of cooked rice
4 cups of cooked green or brown lentils
4 cups of cooked elbow macaroni (or other small pasta)
2 cups of chickpeas (I use canned, much easier)
4 cups of tomato sauce (I usually use canned, but you can make your own with fresh tomatoes)
2 cups of chopped onions
3 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of olive oil
A splash of vinegar (optional, I just like the flavor)
1/2 Tablespoon (more or less) of cumin (also optional)
Salt to taste

Cook the rice, lentils, and macaroni separately and set aside.
Finely chop the onions and fry in 1 tablespoon of oil until very crispy and brown. Set aside.
Finely mince the garlic and fry in remaining oil. Add the tomato sauce to the garlic, a splash of vinegar (optional), and cumin (optional). Cook over medium heat until flavors are infused. Stir frequently.
Heat garbanzo beans, if desired.
For a single serving, layer the ingredients in a dish (Rice, lentils, macaroni, and chickpeas). Top with tomato sauce. Sprinkle fried onions on the top.

This is the traditional way to do it. Sometimes, if I'm lazy, I will just cook the rice, lentils, and pasta together. It's just not as pretty that way.

Tailor however you want (brown rice, whole wheat pasta, etc.)

Serves 8

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (Per serving)
Calories: 446
Fat: 6 grams
Carbs: 73
Protein: 20
Sodium: 744

justtodayjen333

This looks really interesting. I love anything with legumes! How much is one serving? One Cup? Thanks for sharing!

VanessaHeartsMasr

This looks really interesting. I love anything with legumes! How much is one serving? One Cup? Thanks for sharing!

You just divide the ingredients by 8 and it will give you 1 serving.

tawnyalopez

Thanks for the recipe! This is one of my favourite foods ever

missytrishy

It looks delicious! What a great Mom you are cooking for 200!!!

NCchar130

bump, sounds interesting!

tdhighfill

O looks right up my alley as far as something I like to eat! Honestly sometimes I think I am a vegan at heart. Looks so yummy! Thanks for the background info and the recipe!

Finallyfit1976

تسلم يا قمر على الوصفة الجميلة

انتى فين فى مصر؟؟؟؟؟

rompers16

Looks fantastic and my daughter is a vegetarian, so this would be perfect for her.

VanessaHeartsMasr

تسلم يا قمر على الوصفة الجميلة

انتى فين فى مصر؟؟؟؟؟

أنا وزوجي يعيش في أمريكا، ولكن لدينا شقة في القاهرة. افتقد مصر جدا، والكثير جدا. أنا لا أعرف إذا كان هذا يترجم بشكل صحيح. كنت المترجم الكمبيوتر.

:flowerforyou:

I used Google translate to write this. Lol. Any Arabic speakers? Did this translate right? Hee hee.

swgraphics

Looks good!

chelseaalicia

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fattypattybinger

It looks great. Lentils are such a great thing to cook with. Great on the budget. I made lentil loaf tonight. It was good. Hubby is a veggie so I will make it next week

kureiko

Looks delicious!

gingerveg

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