- prep: 4 hr
- cook: 1 hr
- total: 5 hr
Summary
a wonderful vegan dish, considered one of the national dishes of Egypt. The true taste of Cairo in a bowl.
Ingredients
- FOR THE FRIED ONIONS
- • neutral vegetable oil as needed (I use light,refined olive oil)
- • 3 brown onions, thinly sliced into half-rings
- • ½ tsp. salt
- FOR THE KOSHARY BASE
- • 250g brown lentils, soaked overnight or at least for 4 hours
- • 500g white rice (medium-short grain), washed 4 times & drained well*
- • 800ml water
- • 1.5 tsp salt
- FOR THE TOMATO SAUCE
- • 6 cloves garlic, minced
- • 500g tomato paste (salsa in Arabic)
- • 1L water
- • 1 tsp. ground cumin
- • 1 tsp. ground coriander
- • 1 tsp. chilli powder, optional
- • 1 tbsp. sugar
- • salt & pepper to taste
- • 3 tbsp. white vinegar
- FOR THE DAKKA
- • 3 cloves garlic, minced
- • ½ tsp. chilli powder
- • ¼ cup water
- • a squeeze of lemon juice
- TO SERVE:
- • 1 packet (500g) ditalini pasta, cooked according to packet instructions
- • 1 (400g) can of cooked chickpeas, rinsed and drained
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 444 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 3 g 5.15%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 2.89%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 904 mg 37.65%
- Calcium: 111 mg 11.1%
- Potassium: 2168 mg 61.94%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 5 mg 29.83%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 94 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 8 g 31.23%
- Sugar: 13 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 42.81%
- Vitamin C 75.81%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch5
- Exchange - Vegetables4
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total3 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq