Kushari Rice

Kushari Rice

..(famous egyptian dish.. u will find it in every arab house ) , my mom does it better than me!!!

Its an Egyptian dish containing rice, lentils, chickpeas, and macroni...

BUT

in my version i only used lentils..


First i boiled the lentils, but i didnt leave it much i dont want to be very very soft.. just medium soft!





then i fried the onions, around 7 pieces,



then in a big pan i fried another onion (chopped into small soft pieces) just one! along with 3 pieces of smashed garlic, and dill, then i added half table sppon cumin powder, 1 table spoon soft coriander, 1 table spoon black peper, 1 maggi cube, and finally teh salt.. MIX WELL!






tehn , add some hot boiled water on top, and leave to boil for 5 minuutes.



then i added half the amount of the fried onions not all of it,, cuz the rest will use it later...



and after 5 mintes , we add in the lentils, and mix it well..



again after 5 minuets of mixing, add in the rice, (i didnt explain the rice process, i thnk all of u know how to boil the rice,,!), then we mix the rice, very well with the rest, make sure water is covering around 1 cm.



first 10 minutes make the fire high.. until teh rice absorbs the water.. once that happens, then decrease the fire make it like medium to low heat... bring a small piece of butter and add it on top with out mixing and close the pan.. i want to melt by itself with the heat..s o it can give it a nice taste and smell...

+ add an aluminum on the pan and close it.. so it can cook.. like steam cook!



Finally serve it....

garnish it with teh rest of the ffried onions,, and some lemons..








* uSUALLY: we serve it with toppings such as tomato sauce,, or garlic...