Gluten-free Koshary Recipe

Step 1

Drain the soaked chickpeas and rinse under cold water.

Step 2

Transfer to a pan and add enough water to soak them for boiling.

Step 3

Let them boil and skim the white foam once it's formed. Add bay leave and lower the heat, cover the pan, and let it simmer till it's cooked, will take about 35 minutes to cook.

Step 4

Once it's cooked, turn the heat off and add salt, pepper, and cumin powder, mix and set it aside to cool.

Step 5

While the chickpeas are cooking, start with the lentil rice.

Step 6

Mix washed and drained rice with the soaked and drained brown lentils in a bowl and set aside.

Step 7

Add olive oil to a hot pan, add vermicelli, and mix. keep stirring the vermicelli in the hot oil till it is golden brown. Gluten-free vermicelli will turn white first before it turns golden brown, it will take around 9 minutes to brown so be patient and keep stirring.

Step 8

Add the lentil rice to the golden brown vermicelli and stir, it is important to keep stirring for 4-5 minutes before you add the water. Add water, and the seasoning and stir. let it boil, turn the heat to low, cover the pan, and let it simmer on low heat. It will take around 30-35 minutes till the lentil rice is cooked.

Step 9

Cook the pastas according to the package instructions. Once cooked transfer to a pan and add olive oil and stir them . Make sure not to over cook the gluten free pasta so it wont stick , adding olive oil and the end will keep it fluff and it wont stick while the rest of ingredients are cooking.

Step 10

While the rice is cooking start with the onions. Using a Mandoline slicer or sharp knife, slice the onions into very thin slices. Using your fingers separate the onion slices so they won't stick while frying.

Step 11

Heat the frying oil in a pan and add the onion slices, using a skimmer keep mixing the onion slices so it wont stick. fry into batches, it will take 10-12 minutes to have a perfectly golden brown onion. Transfer to a kitchen paper towel to drain excess oil.

Step 12

Heat oil in a pan and add the minced garlic , fry for few seconds and add coriander powder, mix and add white vinegar. let it fry for 2 minutes then add tomato paste and sweet red pepper paste and mix.

Step 13

Add Passata and mix everything together, add salt and pepper and all the spices. let it boil for couple of minutes then put heat on low , cover the pan and let it simmer for 20 minutes.

Step 14

In a medium size bowl , mix the lemon juice, vinegar, minced garlic, salt, cumin and coriander powder. Add water and mix to combine. set aside.

Step 15

Take 2 cups of the cooked tomato sauce and add to a medium size bowl. Add olive oil and chili powder and mix to combine. take ¼cup of the prepared Daqa sauce and mix it all together till all combined. set aside.

Step 16

Now that all koshary elements are cooked and its ready to assemble koshary dish. Start with the lentil rice, top with the pastas, then tomato sauce and fried onion, layer the cooked chickpeas, and drizzle the spicy and daqa sauce when serving. Enjoy.