Koushary

katew's Note:

I have not tried this side dish yet but I am longing to do so . The recipe was in Sunday Life. Apparently koushary is commonly sold as street food in Egypt and often includes tomato and lentils.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 50 ml vegetable oil
• 80 g vermicelli , broken up
• 500 g basmati rice
• 2 pinches sea salt
• 900 ml boiling water
• 100 g butter

Directions:

1. Heat oil over medium heat in saucepan.
2. Add vermicelli and cook for 3 - 5 minutes until coated with oil.
3. Add rice and salt and stir to coat with oil.
4. Add boiling water and cover.
5. Cook 15 - 20 minutes, stir occasionally.
6. Add more water if need be.
7. Stir through butter.
8. Allow to rest 5 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[UmmBinat]

This is not Koushary. Koushary contains pasta and lentils and tomato sauce.

[Chef #1504054]

This is not a recipe for Koushary. This is a recipe for rice. Koushary has rice AND pasta AND lentils AND tomato sauce AND fried onions. This is not Koushary.

[Boomette]

This is a great dish, I loved the taste. It gives a lot of serving. Perfect for leftover. I had to lower the heat cause it was sticking to the pan. I added more water. Thanks Kate :) Made for Holiday tag