Koshery

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook time: 30 min

Serves:4 – 6

Description
This is true Egyptian comfort food at its best. Very easy to make and it's cheap!

Ingredients

 * 2 cups medium-grain rice uncooked
 * 2 cups of a small pasta such as ditalini
 * ½ cup of uncooked brown lentil
 * 1 can chickpeas
 * 1 can of pasta or tomato sauce
 * 1 large yellow onion diced well
 * 6 – 8 cloves garlic to taste
 * red pepper powder
 * vinegar to taste
 * salt to taste
 * ¼ cup of cooking oil
 * 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Directions

 * 1) In a medium sauce pan heat cooking oil and add diced onions.
 * 2) Cook them until they are almost burnt and very crispy.
 * 3) Remove the onion and place on a paper towel to drain excess oil.
 * 4) Save left over oil for the rice.
 * 5) Cook rice as directed on package and add the oil you used to cook the onion to the rice water and set aside.
 * 6) Cook pasta as directed and set aside.
 * 7) Cook lentils until tender and set aside, remember to add a dash of salt to taste.
 * 8) While your rice lentils and pasta are cooking make your sauce.
 * 9) Peel and dice garlic cloves.
 * 10) In a medium sauce pan heat olive oil then add garlic sate' until brown and there is a nice nutty smell.
 * 11) Add the tomato or pasta sauce ( i like to use ragu pasta sauce ).
 * 12) Once the sauce is hot add rep pepper to taste and vinegar i use a ¼ to a half cup of vinegar traditional Koshery has ½ cup if i have friends over that are new to Egyptian food i cut it down a bit, this is where your taste comes into play. Add salt to taste.
 * 13) Warm chick peas in microwave or on the stove and drain water.
 * 14) On a large serving dish spoon rice out flat, next do the same with the pasta, then the lentils and chick peas pour sauce over every thing and top with onions.
 * 15) Enjoy.