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Egyptian Lentils and Rice (Koushry)
(Recipe courtesy of Tanya Holland) Show: Melting Pot Episode: The Soul Kitchen: National Dishes Overall User Rating: 
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Enjoyed A Lot
07/05/2008 at 05:14pm
User: Paulette from Wilson, NC User Rating:
Great for a light meal. Very simple to do.
Nothing like what I had in Cairo
06/12/2007 at 01:54pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
My parents live in Maadi, outside Cairo, for three years. While visiting we tried koshari/koushry from the mall food court - as it is considered Egyptian "fast food." It had many more layers of flavor than this recipe. It addition to the rice, lentils, and fried onions, it had fried short noodles mixed in with the rice for crunch, garbonzo beans, flavorful tomato sauce, and then was topped with lemon juice - making it more of a meal than a side dish. It was a odd new taste to me but I soon found myself craving it.
good Koushry
04/27/2007 at 08:28pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I thought that this Koushry was quite good. What would have made it better was to cook the onions first and then cook the lentils with some of the cooked onions to get a good flavour with it.
She forgot the sauce!!!
02/15/2007 at 12:46pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
Having had this dish hundreds of times in Egypt...the recipe left out the most important part....the pasta, and the garlic/tomato sauce thats poured over it all. Who wants to eat bland rice and lentils?
Ask an Egyptian how to make this dish
09/11/2006 at 04:43pm
User: H from Brandywine, MD User Rating:
I am of Egyptian descent where this dish is an integral part of my growing up. The way the recipe is written is like ordering a chese burger and getting only the meat between 2 pieces of bread. Where is the cheese, where are the condiments? This dish is so full of flavor because of the different layers of additives. There is the rice and lentils, then there is the onions then the chick peas, the hot sauce, the tomatoe sauce and the pasta. Each layer adds another dimension to the dish. I am sorry, but you really need to consult with an Egyptian person or take a trip to Egypt before you put such recipes on the internet as authentic when they are far from it.
this is not koshary
08/28/2006 at 11:48am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
This recipe doesn't even resemble authentic Egyptian koshary. Where's the tomato sauce? Where's the fried onion? Might I suggest a trip to Cairo to taste authentic koshary?
this is not koushari
03/02/2006 at 05:39pm
User: majd from LaGrange, NY User Rating:
This is not Koushari!!! Where is the tomatoe sauce and where is the pasta, it should have these 2 ingredients as well as the rice and lentils!!!! This is closer to a middle eastern dish called "Mujadara" or "Mudardara" from the "Lebanese-Jordanian-Palestinian-Syrian" cuisine
Good
03/19/2005 at 01:29pm
User: MARY from Hagerstown, MD User Rating:
Where can I buy French de Puy Lentils? Also, I want to have recipes and buy Black Caviar Lentils.