Koshari (Kushari)

Name: Koshari (Kushari)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 300 g rice; 200 g brown lentils; 200 g small pasta (macaroni/ditalini) + vermicelli; 150 g chickpeas; 1 tomato sauce (garlic, vinegar, chili, cumin); 3 onions (for crispy frying); daqqa (garlic-vinegar-cumin) + shatta (chili)

Egypt's beloved street-food one-bowl wonder: layers of rice, lentils, and pasta under a garlicky-tangy tomato sauce, crowned with crispy fried onions and chickpeas — carb-on-carb comfort that somehow works perfectly.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 6 · Medium

Recipe by Halal Gourmet Editorial Team

Ingredients

Layers

300 grice
200 gbrown lentils
200 gsmall pasta (macaroni/ditalini) + vermicelli
150 gchickpeas

Sauce

1 tomato sauce (garlic, vinegar, chili, cumin)

Topping

3 onions (for crispy frying)

Condiment

daqqa (garlic-vinegar-cumin) + shatta (chili)

Method

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Time: Prep 30 min · Cook 45 min · 75 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Cook rice (often with vermicelli), lentils, and pasta separately; warm the chickpeas.
30 min
2
Make a garlicky-tangy spiced tomato sauce; fry onions to deep-brown and crisp.
20 min
3
Layer rice, lentils, pasta, chickpeas; top with tomato sauce, crispy onions, and serve daqqa and shatta on the side.
10 min