Kusherie (Egyptian Rice and Lentils)

From: appleydapply

On Jan 12, 2009

I found this in my more-with-less cookbook when looking for ways to use up a huge sack of lentils. I was amazed at how flavorful this dish is, even though I left out the green pepper for personal preference. The lentil/rice mix didn't have much flavor, but it was wonderful topped with the spicy sauce and the almost-caramelized onions. A great, economical, vegan meal. (and we are meat-lovers in my family!)

From: Maureenie

On Jan 11, 2009

The flavors of this dish are amazing and just explode in your mouth when you put it all together! Let the pan cool a bit before adding the water. Like one of the other posters, I had a lentil malfunction! Great recipe, thanks for sharing this, Kaarin!

From: Epi-curious

On Oct 16, 2005

This is a good version of the Egyptian Kosheri dish, but I was surprised that it didn't include the traditional pasta. I know, it sounds insane to have rice, pasta, and lentils in one dish, but it's so much heartier and more delicious with the addition of the elbow maccaroni. It's also strange that the recipe calls for dried chilis rather than jalapeno or fresh chilis. And it's important to add fresh chopped parsley (flat leaf, not curly)to the dish for authentic taste. Egyptians use fresh herbs in everything. One break in tradition that we have started to do is add bits of cooked chicken to the dish. It's a great way to use some of that left over rotisserie chicken. I hope this is helpful to anyone interested in tweeking this dish.

From: Ms*Bindy

On Oct 10, 2005

This is tasty, healthy, and easy....what more can you ask? I must confess to a bit of a mishap on my part. After browning the lentils for 5 minutes, I had a very hot saucepan. When I added the boiling stock, there was quite a reaction...lentils popping and flying all over the place. I think I quickly boiled away a little too much of the stock, because as the rice and lentils cooked, I ended up with slighthly crunchy rice. I had not thought to add a little extra stock after the lentil popping experience I'm sure that if I had not let my pan get quite so hot, I would not have had this problem.