Egyptian Kushary, the most popular dish in Egypt

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: edamame

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are more affordable and still provide protein.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive.

macaroni

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pasta

💰Cheaper: elbow macaroni

Whole wheat pasta is healthier while elbow macaroni is often cheaper.

tomato sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato puree

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Canned tomatoes are cost-effective and can be used to make sauce.

Soak 300 grams of lentils for two hours.

Slice a big onion evenly.

Add 1 tablespoon of flour and 1 tablespoon of starch to the sliced onions.

Heat vegetable oil in a pan and fry the onions until crispy.

Maintain the oil used for frying the onions for later sauces.

Boil water with salt and add 250 grams of pasta, cooking for 5 minutes.

Break 250 grams of spaghetti into thirds and add to the boiling water.

Add 400 grams of rice and 250 grams of lentils to a pot with the oil used for frying onions.

Add 1.5 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, and 1 teaspoon of cumin to the pot.

Pour boiling water into the pot to the appropriate level and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.

In a separate pot, add the oil used for frying onions, 1 tablespoon of garlic, 1 teaspoon of ground coriander, and 1 teaspoon of cumin.

Add 1 teaspoon of tomato paste and processed thin small tomatoes to the pot.

Add 1 teaspoon of sugar and salt to taste to the sauce.

Prepare a second sauce called 'dagger' by adding boiling water, garlic, cumin, coriander, lemon juice, and vinegar to a plate, adjusting salt to taste.

Add hot paprika to the oil used for frying onions and mix with the dagger sauce and tomato sauce.

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