Koshari

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• 1 cup brown lentils
• 1 cup small pasta
• 1 can chickpeas
• For sauce: 1 can chopped tomatoes, 3 garlic cloves, 1 tbsp vinegar, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp chilli
• 3 onions, sliced and fried crisp
• Oil, salt

Instructions

1. Cook the lentils until tender; cook the rice and pasta separately.
2. Fry the onions slowly until deep brown and crisp.
3. For the sauce, soften the garlic, add the cumin, chilli, tomatoes and vinegar; simmer 10 minutes.
4. Layer the rice, lentils, pasta and chickpeas in bowls.
5. Top with the tomato sauce and a generous pile of crispy onions.

Serving suggestions

• Mix it all together to eat.

Storage & reheating

Components keep 3 days; fry onions fresh.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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