The BEST Koshari in the world - Egyptian Vegan Street Food
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- Koshari is Egyptian Vegan Street Food and the National Dish of Egypt. I'm going to show you how to make the best koshari in the world. Better than you'd find it on any street corner in Cairo.
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00:00 Intro
01:26 Cooking cumin chickpeas
03:10 Preparing spiced lentils
04:20 Making the Tomato Sauce
05:42 Making the Spicy sauce
06:40 Making Dakkah, Garlic Vinegar sauce
07:22 Perfect crispy onions
09:58 Cooking the rice and pasta
13:12 Combining the Koshari base
14:02 Plating the Koshari
15:25 Taste test and outro
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Ingredients:
1200g (42 oz) Chopped tomatoes
250g (8.5 oz) Brown Lentils
250g (9 oz) Ditalini Pasta
225g (8 oz) Dried ChickPeas
175g (6 oz) Medium Grain Rice
175g (6 oz) Vermicelli
8 Onions
2 Heads of Garlic
1 Tomato
1 Lemon
10 Tbsp White Vinegar
6 1/2 Tsp Salt
6 tsp Ground Cumin
1 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
1 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
1 Tsp Ground Coriander
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Directions:
To make the chickpeas
1. Soak your dried chickpeas overnight in a large amount of water
2. The next day drain your chickpeas and in a large pot boil a large amount of water and add the soaked chickpeas
3. Add a plum tomato, an onion sliced in half and 2 cloves of garlic to the pot
4. Add 1 Tsp Cumin, 1 Tsp Salt and 1/2 Tsp Cayenne to the pot and leave to boil for 1-2 hours
To make the Lentils
1. Add 2 litres or quarts of water to a pot and boil
2. Add 1 Tsp Salt and 1 Tsp Cumin to the water as well as your lentils
3. Boil for 30-60 minutes until cooked through but not mushy (aldente)
4. Strain the lentils using a colander, and keep any lentil water for later
To make the Tomato sauce
1. Add 4 Tbsp of Oil to a sauce pan on medium high heat
2. Mince 10 garlic cloves and fry in the pot for a few minutes until fragrant and bubbly
3. Before the garlic browns add 4 Tbsp of White vinegar and deglaze the pot
4. Add 800g of Crushed Tomatoes or Tomato Passata
5. Season with 1 Tsp salt and 1/4 Tsp Pepper
6. Allow to simmer for 20-30 minutes until thickened
To make the Spicy Tomato sauce
1. Slice a green chilli into thin circles
2. Add 4 Tbsp of Oil to a sauce pan on medium high heat
3. Mince 5 Garlic cloves and fry in the pot with the chillis for a few minutes until fragrant
4. Add 2 Tbsp of white vinegar and deglaze the pot
5. Add 400g of chopped tomatoes and simmer for 20 minutes until thick and chunky
To make the Dakkah, Garlic Vinegar sauce
1. Mince 7 garlic cloves and add to a jug
2. Add 1/3C White Vinegar, 1/3C water and 1/4C Lemon juice
3. Add 2 Tsp Cumin, 1 Tsp Coriander, 1/2 Tsp Cayenne pepper and 1/2 Tsp salt and mix to combine
To make the crispy onions
1. Slice your onions into thin strips against the grain of the onion
2. Place in a large bowl and add 2 Tsp Cumin, 1 Tsp Black pepper and 2 Tsp salt
3. Mix thoroughly until all the onion strips have been separated from each other and let sit for 30-60 minutes
4. Add frying oil to a large pot about 1.5cm or 1/2in deep, when hot add the onion in batches
5. Fry for 8-12 minutes per batch until Golden in colour, remove and place on a paper towel lined tray, they will continue to darken after removing.
6. After a few minutes on the tray, move to a second tray with clean paper towels so they do not reabsorb any oil
7. Fry all the onions except a handful
To make the koshari base
1. Wash your rice till the water runs clear and allow to dry for at least one hour
2. Remove all of the oil from the pot you fried the onions in, except 1/4C
3. Fry the handful of onions that you kept aside till lightly browned
4. Add in the vermicelli and fry on high heat for 2-3 minutes until golden brown
5. Add the dried rice to the vermicelli
6. Add a few large Tbsp of the regular tomato sauce to the pot
7. Add 3-4 Tbsp of Dakkah to the pot, mix well
8. Add the lentil water to the pot, and top up with water until the rice and vermicelli are just barely covered
9. Bring the pot to a boil and cover, once water has evaporated from the pot turn the heat down to low
10. Allow to steam for 20-30 minutes
11. Cook pasta in heavily salted water till Al dente
12. Add the cooked pasta to the rice and vermicelli in two parts and mix till evenly combined
To plate the Koshari
1. Add a generous serving of the koshari base to a platter
2. Spoon over the tomato sauce across the koshari base
3. Add a few Tbsp of the Dakkah over the top of the tomato
4. Sprinkle some of the cooked chickpeas over the top of the dish
5. Add fried onions to the dish
6. Serve the chilli sauce on the side and Enjoy - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I’m not sure what I was thinking when I set out to make this, especially with a newborn and a toddler running around. But man did it pay off! I thought it was going to take a long time to cook, but I spent maybe 40 mins actively doing things. The chick peas were a great snack for said toddler and it felt like magic to put everything together in the pot at the end. Another 10/10 from my otherwise picky eater family. This is going to become a regular dish!
I am amazed you managed to make it in 40 minutes of active time, can you teach me?? It usually takes me about a good two hours of active time 😂.
I'm glad you liked it so much, and the little one liked the chickpeas. They really do make a great snack! If you took any photos then please send them to me on Instagram @MiddleEatsYT
@@MiddleEats Yea I'm saving this for a holiday or weekend when I have all week to shop for, think about, and prepare parts of it. Seems to me that the chickpeas and lentils could be cooked a day or two in advance, also the tomato sauces.
40 mn ? are you an actual executive chef ?
Believe her
Using electric kettle to boil water quickens process
Using all cooker burners at the same time w different things
Is totally possible
W filming every step, yes 2 hours for someone not slow in the kitchen
I miss Egypt, this dish felt so homey and comforting when we went
This popped up in my feed today and I wanted to say that your user name is so clever!
Ikr! So clever!
Thanks
How so?
Watching you from Egypt, Ironically, I like your videos more than the local ones, as they are easier to follow and most likely to succeed, the local videos assume that we understand many traditional ways, which is not true for newly weds.
Thank you for all the details and great description
As most Egyptians, I am a big Koshri lover, this recipe is by far the best I have had... Big thanks Obi for the great video. Worth pointing this is a perfect meal for both vegetarians and vegans.
Thanks Hossam for the recommendation, so glad you liked it! Absolutely, is an amazing vegan and vegetarian meal!
I'm a Spaniard married with an Egyptian, and after eating Koshary in Koshary Hind, Koshary Tahrir and other koshary chains in Egypt for years I can say that your version beats them all. Subscribed!
By the way, love your halabessa chickpeas in the beggining! 😗
Thanks! My mother in law is really a master at Koshari! We literally can't eat Koshari out of the house anymore.
The chickpeas are the best.
I know, this looks like THE benchmark recipe for me. Delicious.
Tahrir sucks . Try said hanafi or abu tarek they're the best
So I made this dish yesterday. Started cooking with a clean kitchen at 315, prep work went on forever finally served ar 7 pm.. The final step of having the base come out not mushy and not dry was nail biting. But at the end my family loved it and my daughter in law asked for the recipe. I will be making more of your dishes. Tnx
Haha that's the issue with koshsri, it takes so long and uses up every pot. It definitely is worth the effort though, my rule is someone who wasn't cooking does the washing. I know right, but I'm happy it turned out good. Glad to hear everyone liked it and I hope you try more of the recipes.
It's really rare-nearly impossible honestly- to find a real authentic recipe from non locals..most of what I found end up being something similar or a modified version but not the same thing
As an egyptian living in Egypt this is 100% authentic and original with all the tips and secrets our mothers use.
Very satisfying to watch every little detail being done correctly and explained.
Thank you!
This is the first time that someone has ever said "a whole bunch of garlic" and met my expectations.
Instant sub for garlic love!
In The Name of GOD
Dear Mr Bryan,
I am Egyptian guy living in Holland.
I am one of Koshari Lover.
I would like to assure till now you are the best who explain how to cook Koshari
So thank you and thanks for your mother in low
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Tarek Mourad
Shokran Tarek! أنا مبسوط ان عجبك الكشري
@@MiddleEats
In The Name Of GOD
اولاً : لا شكر على واجب. هذا حقك
ثانياً : اتقدم بالشكر الى حماتك
ثالثاِ: طلبت ان تعطيني اسمك وببساطة علشان ادعو لم باسمك
بارك الله فيك
رابعاً ممكن تقدم لنا طبق بصارة اصلي من يدك الجميلة.
حفظك الله
طارق مراد
First: No thanks for a duty. This is your right
Second : I thank your mother-in-law
Third: I asked you to give me your name, and simply because I like to pray for you by your name
God bless you
Fourth, Is it Possible to offer us an original Basara dish from your beautiful hand.
All The Best.
Tarek Mourad
For the onions, after I chop them, i mix them with one table spoon all purpose flour and it comes our crunchy, no extra effort, just keep it on low heat
Or use cornstarch, same result!
I went to Egypt for a 4 months Internship 5 years ago and used to eat koshary almost every day. It’s was cheap, a great source of veggie proteins and delicious. I missed it very much when I came back home, in Brazil, and it was a disaster when I tried to cook it at home, mostly because I didn’t find a good recipe on the internet. I’m gonna try your recipe because it looks delicious!
I made this and it was the most comforting mouthful of food I've had in long time! Thank you for this brilliant recipe ☺️
No problem, glad you liked it!
LOVE koshari! Studied abroad in Cairo and we'd get this for 50 cents (USD), so much work goes into it. Can't wait to give it a try myself - this looks great!
Yeah koshari is so insanely cheap but such a great meal. I think quality tends to differ from vendor to vendor in Cairo, but this recipe is amazing every time. Like you said it's a lot of work, but it reheats great and if you could get some friends together, it makes a good sharing dish.
Thanks for watching. Any other Egyptian recipes from your Cairo days that you'd like to see?
Yeah! Our other go to good was shawarma from a place called Baraka on Zamalek. It had toum on it, which I've only had a couple times in the US, but the toum was what made it so good.
I miss real shawarma so much. My plan for the 1000 subscriber special (when I get there) is a full on Syrian shawarma feast. I'll be making the bread, the Toum, and the chicken shawarma. Hopefully it'll be soon!
@@MiddleEats Haha. This is amazing. Looking back and seeing how you were aiming for 1000 subs, when now you have close to 200 times is a massive feat of dedication, and you deserve it. Keep it going brother. This is awesome content you're churning out.
It's "street food" that takes more time and effort to make than "fancy food"
My wife and I lived in Egypt for four years and fell in love with the local cuisine then. Koshari was a particular favourite of ours. Your recipe is so meticulous and the outcome, absolutely fantastic. Just tried this today and must say, this is THE TRUE STUFF!!! Kudos to you
"first things first , it tastes bloody brilliant !" love it , the most honest review ever
wao someone must have had a lot of fun while transforming Kichri to Koshari. Khichri is mainly a comfort food and made when a person is sick. This looks like a feast.
ok so I don't have the time yet to make the full dish but I made the tomato sauce and the chickpeas and ate them over rice and it was soooooo tasty! can't wait until I can make the whole thing one day :) also I love how you split the video up into chapters with timestamps in the description, makes it so easy to flip back and forth between sections for easy reference. love this channel!!
That really is helpful!
You can try popular Indian dish "chhole chawal" (meaning "chick peas dish served with steamed rice") or "rajma chawal" (meaning "kidney beans dish served with steamed rice"). These are very delicious dishes and a great vegetarian/vegan option
That looks so good, My husband is Egyptian from Cairo I'm going to cook this for him :) Thanks for sharing.
Let me know if he likes the recipe! Good luck
Hi l am Toqa from Egypt , your channel is great and the recipe is perfect ❤️
I made this for my family today and it was such a big hit....thank you, from India
Thank you for trying it. I'm glad to hear everyone liked it, it's such a satisfying meal despite seeming like a strange combination!
You are an undiscovered treasure and I am being selfish. I am glad you are still on TH-cam cuz soon you will have your own tv show
Lived in Egypt for years and koshari was my all time favorite dish. Have tried to replicate it several times but they were never great. This was the absolute best! Thank you so much!
Thank you, I'm so happy you were able to replicate it successfully! It's definitely got loads of areas where the recipe can go wrong, but it tastes amazing when it comes together perfectly!
I think part of the difficulty in replicating the dish is you honestly need that greasy, grimy Cairo kitchen that's had about 1000 tons of oil fried in it and about 10000 tons of salt poured over it for that just eight taste! Love this channel!
@@MiddleEats Iam from Egypt 🇪🇬 and this is the best recipe for koshari ❤️❤️
I've tasted this Koshari and can confirm it is the BEST koshari I've ever tried (and I've lived in Egypt!)
Used to leave school at lunch to buy this in Cairo, missed it so much
I had this when I went to egypt three years ago and loved it! i ordered it everywhere with my meals 💙
Dude, I've watched a ton of your videos so far and I just want to say you have some of the best vegetarian recipes. I can tell you have a great palette.
Thank you! This took my sister and I some time to make but was absolutely amazing!! Our only worry is having loved it so much, we’ll need to make for our family again. Omg. The third recipe I have made in one week. Your yellow rice and Moroccan Harari recipes were also superb!! Thank you. I hope you make it to 100K subscribers soon! 👏🏻👏🏻
I am Indian. I love this food.
As an Egyptian who has experimented with so many koshery recipes until I perfected the authentic street taste, I will give you 10/10.
Not only that, I learned a few tips that I will incorporate the next time I make the dish.
I saw a few of your other videos, and I am now a subscriber!
Thank you Osamah! Honestly it's my mother in law's recipe and I feel it tastes even better than any street Koshari. Hope you enjoy the recipe and you try some of the other dishes too. Thanks!
Ya habibi come on now, we do not mix the lentils with the rice. We cook everything separately and layer it at the end.
I promise this creation is the MOST DELICIOUS thing i ever had! Very addictive!! We (me & ma fam) had it twice last week.
I'm so glad you liked it! That's a lot of pots to wash up though, you may need to take a break for a week.
Hahaha i guess when it comes to Koshari, once you've cooked, you're hooked! 🤷🏻♀️
Honestly, amazing channel and amazing work, keep it up! 👍
Thanks I appreciate the support, maybe try out the Arayes next, they've been a hit on Reddit.
My grocery cupboard currently has a lot of staples (chickpea, rice, pasta, lentil) and underused condiments (cumin, tomato sauce, etc), while a bit short of greens. How did TH-cam know this is the perfect recipe at the moment?
Creepy technology intensifies
Looks like a lovely vegetarian dish but what a lot of work! Very clear instructions. Thank you.
I’ve never tried that before but it looks delicious! I’m American but also raised heavily in my parents’ cultures. My mom is Filipino and my dad was Haitian. I love trying all kinds of vegan foods from all over the world. This looks so delicious! I plan on visiting Egypt one of these days and would love to try this authentic dish! ❤️❤️❤️
WOW,WOW,WOW!!! Worth the effort indeed!! I watched this at about 1am and I've already made and ate it and It's only 3:00pm It is AMAZING !!!! I'm part Lebanese so this dish really hits home !! YUM!! Thank you
Amazing, thank you for trying it so quickly. If you took any photos, I'd love to see them. Send them on instagram @MiddleEatsYT
@@MiddleEats Unfortunately I don't have any other social media except for TH-cam. But maybe I will do a video too :) I make only gluten free vegan dishes so I made some slight alterations like using gluten free capellini noodles broken up instead of vermicelli etc. This is such a great filling recipe more Vegans should know about it. Also I'm not gonna lie I only made one of the tomato sauces not both , LOL :)
@@TheGreenBean no problem at all then, I'm just happy to know you enjoyed it. The gluten free noodles is a great idea!
@@MiddleEats Thanks I emailed you a picture , It's the best I could do
Looks amazing, well done! Thanks for the photo
thank you for the friendly and detailled presentation of a vegan friendly, incredibly flavourful dish! would have not dared to attempt this without you!
Such humble dish, it makes me happy just to watch while you cook it
I just found this channel today and I am so pleased! I like that you are actually showing layers to recipes, sauces that can be used for other things, and sharing useful techniques. Stupidly, I had never thought to cut an onion in half before peeling... huh. Your videos are getting me excited about food again. I've been so bored with cooking lately. I feel like I make the same foods all the time, or spend a lot of time making something different that is just eaten up too fast. It's nice to find home cooks that actually care about sharing their love of food!
These videos are so nicely made, with no annoying music and no fake enthusiasm or product promotion. Thank you!! Keep the vegan recipes coming, please! :)
The recipe is so detailed i feel I can’t go wrong! This looks like a much better version of a recipe I’d been relying on. Can’t wait to try.
Made arayes for my housemates tonight after reading your reddit post the other day, and asking you about aleppo pepper... 5 star reviews all round :)
Keep doing what you're doing: no filler, no pretension, all killer tips on a sorely neglected range of cuisines. Two thumbs up from me!
That's great, I'm so happy they turned out well!
I appreciate the support, still loads of great recipes to come.
First time hearing about this dish!! I’m going to try it this weekend with my daughter visiting me ... looks sooo delicious! Thx 🙏❤️
I absolutely love this channel! So glad TH-cam recommended it!
I made it exactly as you guided. It came out perfect. Thanks
wonderful, glad to have stumbled upon this.
Thanks man, looks so good!
Explained perfectly with great attention to detail!
شكرا جزيلا على المجهود الرائع
I was looking for a video created by an Egyptian and I'm glad I found it. I saw Koshari in the show Ramy and that's got me excited to try it
Thanks for recipe and video 🥰
Excellently elaborated recipe. Thank You very much!
I have watched so many koshari recipes online and this is the most authentic one by far. People don't realize how you have to season and take your time with each component like you did in this video. So many other bad recipes don't properly season anything but the sauce. it's upsetting. thank you for sharing Egyptian food properly with others
This is my favorite dish! I was so pleased to find a video of how to make it, thank you! Wow, it's a lot of steps but it's so worth it.
This looks amazing, definitely going to try making it. Thanks for giving such complete descriptions of everything. Great accent too!
Wow, this looks so mouthwatering! I'm gonna try this out for sure! 🤤
I'm so gonna steal this recipe!
TFS! ♡
I am soooo going to make this. Thanks.
Thank you for that amazing recipe , and the way you put it together
Thank you so much for this recipe. I have made Koshari twice already in the last two weeks and it turns out amazing every time :) You are my go-to channel for middle eastern dishes!
Oh wow, that is a lot of dedication to koshari. We probably make it once or twice a year because of how much work is involved
This looks amazing
bravo great show i love it keep it up
Just came back from Egypt and I LOVE koshari....ty for the recipe 😋
You are an outstanding teacher and I thoroughly enjoyed following along and making this recipe. Thank you so much for giving such clear instructions and introducing me to a great dish.
This was so excellent!!
This is a beautiful recipe, definitely worth all the components! Thank you for sharing, so glad I found your channel!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hope you give some more recipes a try.
Thanks for this video. Now im going to try it.
This is really educational. Lots of useful tips and tricks. I'm Filipino and I love Middle Eastern food since I've lived there in over a decade so I miss the food and lovely people very much. I'm so glad I found this channel.
Thank you Middle Eats!
i cooked it on the weekend! It was amazing. Thanks for the recipe!
The best that I have ever tried was at a street corner in Cairo, tasted just right and comes in spicy sauce as well :D
I made this recipe for my birthday and it was such a hit. It took quite some time to get everything ready, but after everything was done it was soooo good. Obi i love your videos and im really excited for every new dish you show us how to cook :)
I'm glad you liked it so much, and honestly it's a great new meal to have for a birthday. Though I am sorry for the cooking time, but it's definitely worth it. Hope you enjoy more of them!
This looks luscious!
I'm drooling
Looks delicious! cant wait to try this recipe#
So addicted to your channel!...love it so much! Thanks for sharing!..God bless you!...Hugs from The Philippines!
This was so refreshing to watch.
This is the best koshari recipe I've followed. Thanks for sharing ❤
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. It's my mother in law's recipe and I think it even tastes better than the street one.
Your method to make the crispy onions was amazing!!!!! The koshari came out soooooo delicious!!! Thank you!!!
Such a great, kindly recipe. Thanks a lot dude. Gonna try this for my staffmeal.
Absolutely the most amazing dish I've ever eaten! The recipe is perfect. I didn't make the 2nd spicy tomato sauce but everything else was pretty much the same - I can't stop eating it! Thanks for the thorough explanation.
i'm just sooo happy that i found your channel! ❤️❤️❤️
even without tasting it, i can tell that this is the best koshari i've ever seen.
Than you!
Just made and ate this dish! Really lovely! Absolutely recommend. Thanks Obi for sharing. I've shared with people who tried and liked mine.
I'm glad to hear you liked it and it turned out well. Thanks for sharing the good word, hope you try out some more of these delicious meals!
This is the best koshary recipes video o habe ever seen! I’m gonna try it soon! Wish I had seen it earlier so I could have made it for iftar!
Thank you and your mother in law so, so much!!!
Very cool! will be making this soon
Great channel, thanks!
Hey man, I’m Egyptian and I live in Finland. I followed you recipe to introduce my international friends to koshary and they absolutely loved it. It was my first time cooking it and I found your recipe really good and easy to follow. Thank you for this!
Just to say I make this recipe often and it fills me with joy everytime, thanks a lot for sharing!
I love Koshari so much! Learned about it at the start of the pandemic, making it regularly ever since. This is definitely the gourmet version, I'll have to try this.
It looks delicious . I was looking for an easier recipe. This is the one I need. Thank you for sharing .😊
Love the dish . Will def make this
Brilliant video!
انا عامة مبحبش الكشري بس الفيديو ده مخليني عايزة اجرب اعمله بطريقتكوا!!
What an art piece!
as an Egyptian, I have a big addiction to the lovely kushari 😭💖💖 aaah my favourite plate ever 💖💖💖💖
شاطر ، شرحت كويس و بالتفاصيل حلو اوي، اتمنى يعجب الاجانب 🇪🇬❤️
It's literally the best comfort food ever. Thank you for watching. عجبتهم أوي
Only discovered your channel today- can’t stop watching.. Going to make a few of your recipes - thanks for sharing 🙏
This looks AMAZING!!!!!!
Your recipes are absolute best 👌
My egyptian husband loved the grape leaves and falafel from scratch I made according to your videos.
Thank you so much for the effort you put into this!
I'm usually pretty hard on myself when it comes to the results in cooking but your recipes turn out perfect. Will be trying this one next!
Man, with only this recipe you've earned a new (mex) subscriber.
Loved the way you explained it, so easy to catch for cuisine beginners and egyptian food newbies :)
Thank you so much for sharing this. We made it last night and its amazing! You did a great job explaining everything in the video :)
Thank you for introducing local Egyptian cuisine. 💕💕
Man I miss Egypt and the food - can’t wait to make this !! Thank you 😊
Marvellous recipe, my husband will love it!
This looks delicious!
I like the style of the video, it was very easy to understand and I'm sure the recipe will be easy to make.