Recipe for Koshary: An Egyptian Street Food

Fry a lot of onions and reserve the oil for later use.

Make the red sauce (dema) by adding vinegar to it for flavor.

Prepare the vinegar cumin sauce with water, vinegar, cumin, and salt.

Combine onions, brown lentils, washed rice, and vermicelli noodles in a pot and stir.

Cook the mixture until done.

Assemble the dish by starting with the rice and lentil mixture as the base.

Add cooked pasta on top of the rice and lentil mixture.

Add homemade or canned chickpeas.

Top with fried onions and drizzle with dema.

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