This Egyptian Koshari spice blend makes a delicious, classic street food dish: an unusual combination of lentils, chickpeas, pasta, spices, crispy onions, and a vinegar tomato sauce. It is a hearty and filling vegan dish.
Koshari is the ultimate comfort food. It is cooked in Egyptian homes, restaurants, and on food carts throughout the country. The ingredients are cheap, and the recipe is a great way to use leftover items in the pantry.
This dish hails from Egypt, where it is the official national dish. Koshari however is historically related to the Indian dish khichri and perhaps arrived to North Africa via the British. Regardless of its exact origin, the dish today combines Indian spices with Italian pasta and North African flavors. Thus koshari embodies the history and influences on its native country.
This Egyptian Koshari spice blend contains:
Garlic
Coriander
Crushed red pepper flakes
Onion
Cumin
Coriander
To prepare, begin by cooking rice, chickpeas, pasta, and lentils separately. Next, cook onions and garlic. Add Egyptian koshari spice blend to sauteed onions and pureed tomatoes and cook until thickened. Fry thinly sliced onion in oil until crispy, then assemble the koshari. Begin with the lentils and rice, then layer pasta, chickpeas, red sauce, and finally the fried onions. Enjoy!
I received this spice mix in the Taste of the Middle East box. I had never tried this dish before, let alone cooked it, but I did try it and I did love it
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Kathryn Johnson
Another classic from spiceable, I really liked this one
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Rebecca Klein
What a cool dish!
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Erika Wallace
I tried this dish on a trip to Egypt ages ago but it never crossed my mind to try cooking it. Rediscovered it here, ordered it, tried it, and loved it!
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