Koshari Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the lentils and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium heat for 25 minutes. Add the rice to the lentils, and continue to simmer for an additional 20 minutes, or until rice is tender.
• Fill a separate saucepan with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is lightly browned. Pour in the tomatoes and season with red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Simmer over medium heat for 10 to 20 minutes.
• In a large serving dish, stir together the lentils, rice and macaroni. Mix in the tomato sauce until evenly coated.

Steps:

• Cook the lentils in just over a litre of salted water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 15-30 minutes, depending on the type of lentils you are using.
• When the lentils are quite tender, add the rice to the lentils and continue simmering until the rice is cooked, adding water if necessary.
• Cook the macaroni in a separate pot.
• Rinse and strain when done.
• Meanwhile, fry the onions and garlic in the oil until golden.
• Add the tomatoes, chilli flakes, salt and pepper to taste and let it bubble for 10-20 minutes or until thickened and sauce like.
• You can now blitz the sauce in a food processor until smooth or just leave as is.
• Mix the lentils, rice and macaroni together in one pot.
• Place some of the lentil mixture on each plate and top with tomato sauce.
• Sprinkle with more hot chili powder or salt and pepper, if desired.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in rice; continue stirring until rice is coated with oil, about 3 minutes. Add 3 cups water and 1 teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Stir in the macaroni, and return to a boil. Cook the macaroni uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the it has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well in a colander. Return macaroni to cooking pot, cover and keep warm.
• Soak lentils for 30 minutes. Drain and rinse; drain again. Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a pot and stir in lentils. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until lentils are tender 15 or 20 minutes. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the onions in the oil, stirring often, until they begin to brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Onions should be a nice caramelized brown color. Add garlic and cook another minute. Remove from pan, drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Place half of the onion mixture into a saucepan. Mix in the vinegar. Add the chopped tomatoes and tomato paste, black pepper, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, cumin, and cayenne (if using). Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 12 minutes.
• Serve by placing a spoonful of rice, then macaroni, and then the lentils on serving plates. Sprinkle with some of the browned onions, then top with tomato sauce.

Steps:

• fry garlic and chilli 2 mins
• add tomato, water, vinegar, salt and cumin and boil 20 mins
• remove, stir in coriander
• rinse lentils and boil 25 mins
• fry vermicelli in butter until brown then add rice until covered in butter then add stock, nutmeg, cinnamon, seasoning. Bring to boil and simmer 12 mins. Remove from heat and take lid off, cover with tea towel, put lid back on for 5 mins.
• saute onions in oil 20 mins until dark brown.
• mix most onions with other stuff
• serve with rest of onions and and tomato sauce on top

Steps:

• First cook the lentils in 2 cups water.
• Then bring to a boil and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• when the lentils have cooked add the rice, then simmer until the rice is done.
• Begin to cook the other pasta in an other pot, strain when finished.
• Then fry the onions and garlic until golden brown.
• Then add the chili pepper and tomatoes and let simmer until a sauce like consistency is noticed, then add the onions and garlic to the sauce.
• Then set pasta on a plate and top it with the sauce.