Kuchari

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 cup lentils1 cup whie or brown rice1.5 cups macaroni1/2 cup chick peasFor sauce:1 onion1 Tbs olive oil3 garlic cloves2 cup tomato sauce1 Tbs Vinegarsalt/peppercuminOptional:2 onions1/4 cup vegetable oil
Directions
Cook lentils with salt until tender.
Cook rice until done.
Cook macaroni until done.
Cook chick peas until done. (but you can also use canned ones)

Put lentils, rice, macaroni and chick peas together and cook for about 7 minutes. Add salt.

Sauce:
Sautee onion in 1 Tbs olive oil, add garlic & tomato juice.
Let simmer for 15 min. Season with salt/pepper and cumin.
Cook again for 3 Min.

Serve the Kuchari and pour sauce on the top.

Optional: You can fry 2 onions until caramelized and put it over the sauce. I leave it out, too much calories :)



Serving Size: makes 4 servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user UMMYASSIN.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 299.4
  • Total Fat: 4.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 646.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 53.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.6 g
  • Protein: 11.9 g

Member Reviews
  • PATRICKCHILLI
    Had this dish from a stall in riverside market in Cardiff, from 2 Palestinian teachers, delicious!!! Can you tell which lentils are best, brown, green,...? - 6/24/11

    Reply from UMMYASSIN (6/24/11)
    egyptians usally use green lentils, but why not try others.