Kushari (KOH-shary) is an Egyptian street food combining layers of pasta, lentils and chickpeas with a topping of heavily spiced tomato sauce and crispy fried onions. It\u2019s highly craveable, satisfying and primed for the menu. <\/p>\n
Its story stems from a need to use leftovers. Kushari is believed to have been created in the 1800s as a way for Egyptian households to create a hearty meal out of leftover cooked grains. It quickly moved into the national zeitgeist, and is popular all over Egypt. <\/p>\n
A few elements help dial up the crave factor in kushari. First, the tomato sauce that\u2019s ladled overtop of the grain blend brings big flavour to the dish, typically cooked with baharat, a blend of seasoning that stars aromatic, aggressive flavours like cardamom, black pepper, paprika, cloves, cumin and nutmeg. Second, the finish of crispy, crunchy fried onions adds a wonderful textural contrast. <\/p>\n
Simple ingredients build this craveable Egyptian street food Kushari (KOH-shary) is an Egyptian street food combining layers of pasta, lentils and chickpeas with a topping of heavily spiced tomato sauce and crispy fried onions. It\u2019s highly craveable, satisfying and primed for the menu. Its story stems from a need to use leftovers. Kushari is believed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":26821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[122,68,123,112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-catering-small-business","category-culinary-ideas","category-hotels-hospitality","category-restaurant-bars"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n