Free Online Recipes
 |  

Sign Up login
 
 

Koshary (Egyptian Rice and Lentils) Recipe

   
 

               Recipe Tools

 
No Reviews Yet
Read / Add New Review
Add / Copy to a Cookbook
Printable Format
 

 

 



     Koshary (Egyptian Rice and Lentils)

Category   Entrees - Maindishes
Sub Category   Vegetarian

Ingredients
2 TB oil
1 and 1/4 cups lentils
3 cups boiling water or stock
1 tsp salt
dash pepper
1 and 1/4 cups rice
1 cup boiling water
3/4 cups tomato paste
1 14 oz can tomato sauce
 
1 chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery leaves
1 TB sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
2 TB oil
3 onions chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced

Instructions
In a large heavy saucepan over medium heat, brown lentils in 2 Tbsp oil, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the 3 cups boiling stock and the salt and pepper.Cook uncovered 10 minutes over medium heat.Stir i n the rice and 1 cup stock.Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 25 minutes without stirring.
Meanwhile make sauce: Heat all the sauce ingredients (3/4 c. tomato paste up to and including 1/4 tsp cayenne) together in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 20-30 minutes.To make browned onions, heat 2 TB oil in a small skillet.Saute onions and garlic over medium heat till browned.To serve, put rice lentil mixture on a platter, pour tomato sauce over and top with browned onions.
Serving Suggestions
A salad goes nicely alongside. You can also garnish it with plain yogurt.


Originally Submitted
12/16/2008





0 Out of 5 from 0 reviews

You can add this Koshary (Egyptian Rice and Lentils) recipe to your own private DesktopCookbook.

 

MySkiSign.com
 
 

   
   
 

Contact Us | Help | About Us

Copyright Complaints | Advertise with Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

Copyright © 2002 - 2020 DesktopCookbook. All rights reserved.
Site Owned by
Integrated Sales Resources, LLC.