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CeeCee Cicirello: Egyptian Koshari

Beautiful traditional Egyptian dish of lentil, pasta and rice topped with a spicy, fragrant tomato sauce...

Delicious with a side of Baba Ghanoush and chewy flatbread.

Ingredients

Lentils
Rice
Macaroni or small pasta
Chickpeas
Onions
Garlic
Cinnamon
Cumin
Salt and pepper
Hot red pepper flakes

Method

Marinate the cooked chickpeas with a can or two of crushed tomatoes. Add as many cloves of garlic as you like and a teaspoon of cumin, ½ tsp of cinnamon. Leave that for a few hours.

Brown two onions, sliced into rings, in enough vegetable oil to cover them, then remove and set aside.

Add cooked lentils, rice and pasta to the oil, season and add red pepper to taste.

Fill a serving dish with the mixture and top with tomato chickpea sauce. Top that with the browned onion.