The appeal of koshari is easy to understand. It’s both filling and delicious — a mess of complex carbs and protein muddled with a range of acidic notes. A base of rice, lentils, chickpeas, and ...

The only thing better than a good recipe? When something's so easy to make that you don't even need one. Welcome to It's That Simple, a column where we talk you through the process of making the ...

To make the tomato sauce, put the oil and chopped onion in a saucepan and gently cook over a medium heat until golden. Stir in the garlic and cook for a couple more minutes, then add the tomatoes and ...

On his journey to retrace his Egyptian roots, the first thing chef Michael Mina thinks about is the koshari. “It’s as classic as it gets,” he said. “That’s street food in Egypt. It’s like risotto in ...

Sahar Elsemary moved to Australia in 1997 and started her own catering business in Sydney, making Middle Eastern including Egyptian recipes out of her home kitchen. The busy mother of four tells SBS ...

This healthy spin on the classic Egyptian lentil stew called koshari replaces traditional rice and pasta with healthier wheat berries and chickpeas. Recipe created by chef Jonathan Chovancek, ...

There's that old saying about doing as the Romans do when in Rome. But when you're in Cairo, don't mimic the Egyptians like you would the Romans–at least when it comes to eating street food. The ...

Read more about the dish that brings together India, Egypt and Italy On a busy street in Cairo, Egypt, stands a customer at a street stall waiting to eat the country’s national dish. They may be a ...

Shadya Saleh shares this recipe for Egypt’s national dish. She runs Lotus Catering & Fine Foods (1960 Lawrence Ave. E., 416-757-8315). You can fry your own onions or buy them fried. I bought a 25-gram ...

Koshari is an Egyptian street food staple made of rice, lentils and — bizarrely — macaroni, topped with crisp onions and spicy tomato sauce. It’s wholesome, savoury and very cheap. It’s also about to ...