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Egyptian Koshary                                                                                                          Recipe Servings: 12
                                                                                                                             Prep Time: 30 min
                                                                                                                              Cook Time: 1 hour
   Ms. Noha AlSayed (Customer Service)                                                              Egypt              Total Time: 1 hour 30 min
                                                                                                                         Difficulty Level: Difficult
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                                                                                 For Koshari                              For the Crispy Onion Topping
                                                                                 1 ½ cup brown lentils, picked over       1 large onion, sliced into thin rings
                                                                                 and well-rinsed                          Salt
                                                                                 1 ½ cup medium-grain rice, rinsed,       ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
                                                                                 soaked in water for 15 minutes,          ½ cup cooking oil
                                                                                 drained
                                                                                 1 cup vermicelli                         For Tomato Sauce
                                                                                 ½ tsp each salt and pepper               Cooking oil
                                                                                 ½ tsp coriander                          1 small onion, grated
                                                                                 2 cups elbow pasta                       4 garlic cloves, minced
                                                                                 Cooking oil                              1 tsp ground coriander
                                                                                 Water                                    ½ -1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
                                                                                 1 15-oz can chickpeas, rinsed,           (optional)
                                                                                 drained and warmed                       1 can 28-oz tomato sauce
                                                                                                                          Salt and pepper
                                                                                                                          1-2 tbsp distilled white vinegar


                                                                                           Koshary, koshari or kushari is a traditional Egyptian food. ,
                                                                                            mixing chickpeas, pasta, fried onions, and zesty tomato
                                                                                           sauce, served on top a bed of rice and brown lentils! Flavor
                                                                                                         packed and very healthy!
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