Recipe - Koshari

3 lg Onions; cut or sliced up
1 qt Water; divided
Oil for frying
2 cup Rice
2 teaspoon Salt
1 One half cup Brown lentils
8 ounce Small macaroni

SAUCE
6 Cloves garlic
2 tablespoon White vinegar
1 cn Tomato paste (6 oz)
2 teaspoon Cumin
Chili pepper (if you like it
hot!)

Saute onions until brown. Drain on paper towels. Put 3 cups water in a pot
with a few drops oil. Bring to a boil. Add rice and 1 teaspoon salt. After
water returns to a boil, lower heat. Simmer until done. Wash lentils. Then
boil until tender. Boil macaroni until tender. Drain.

Sauce: Slice garlic. Saute in small amount of oil. Add vinegar, tomato
paste, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, cumin, remaining 1 cup of water, and
chili pepper, if desired. Cook until mixture boils. Lower heat, Simmer
until cooked.

To serve, layer rice, lentils, and macaroni. Spread sauce on top. Garnish
with fried onions.

Recipe by: Kitchens of Eastern Arabia (Sozan Fahmi, SADAF) Posted to
MCRecipe Digest V1 #671 by Creedenite@aol.com on Jul 14, 1997