Suleiman - The 10 Most Delicious Rice Dishes in the World

ISBN: 9781483557878 Table of Contents PrefaceDuring the wonderful journey of my life, I was blessed with an opportunity to live in different parts of the world and meet different people with different cultures and backgrounds. From them, I learned some unique recipes .. Amina Sulieman Kushari Background Kushari (also spelled kushary ) is the national dish of Egypt, and the beloved dish of Egyptians. It is so popular that you can find it served in virtually every Egyptian restaurant, in every Egyptian home and on every Egyptian street corner .Kushari is a high calorie dish, and it is a fine combination of brown lentils, macaroni noodles and rice into a single dish . Its then topped with a spicy tomato sauce that uses a special Middle Eastern spice blend and fried onions. It is believed that kushari originated in India, and the name Koshari is actually from the Hindu khichri, which refers to a dish of lentils and rice. Ingredients : 2 cups of Egyptian rice 1 cup of brown lentils ( wash the lentils and sock them in warm water for 2 hours , then wash it again ) 3 onions , sliced 1 packet Of elbow macaroni Garbanzo beans (chickpeas) , socked and boiled (It should be socked for eight hours , then boiled with tomato , onion , lemon juice and shredded carrot .Garbanzo beans are used for decoration and its water is used to prepare Daqqa ) Salt , pepper and cumin Oil for frying Sauce ingredients : 5 gloves garlic 3 tomatoes, minced 1 tablespoon tomato purees 1 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoon vinegar 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp cumin 1 chili pepper, if desired 3 tbsp oil Daqqa ingredients: 1 table spoon garlic, minced 5 juiced lemons 1 cup of garbanzo beans boiled water 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp salt, tbsp cumin 2 tbsp vinegar Preparation : - Bring a good amount of oil, heat the oil and fry the onion. Ingredients : 2 cups of Egyptian rice 1 cup of brown lentils ( wash the lentils and sock them in warm water for 2 hours , then wash it again ) 3 onions , sliced 1 packet Of elbow macaroni Garbanzo beans (chickpeas) , socked and boiled (It should be socked for eight hours , then boiled with tomato , onion , lemon juice and shredded carrot .Garbanzo beans are used for decoration and its water is used to prepare Daqqa ) Salt , pepper and cumin Oil for frying Sauce ingredients : 5 gloves garlic 3 tomatoes, minced 1 tablespoon tomato purees 1 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoon vinegar 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp cumin 1 chili pepper, if desired 3 tbsp oil Daqqa ingredients: 1 table spoon garlic, minced 5 juiced lemons 1 cup of garbanzo beans boiled water 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp salt, tbsp cumin 2 tbsp vinegar Preparation : - Bring a good amount of oil, heat the oil and fry the onion.

To make the onion nice and crispy, you may sprinkle some salt over it during frying. - Fry the onion until it becomes brown then take it out and set aside (it is called Taqliah) - In a large pot, pour plenty of water enough for the macaroni to cook .Add a pinch of salt and bring the water to boil, then Pour in the macaroni and stir it around to keep it from sticking. -- - Cook the pasta for about 8 minutes, or until its tender, but still chewy, and definitely not mushy. Sprinkle 1 table spoon of oil on it so the macaroni gets a shiny look and does not become sticky. - Meanwhile, set the stove burner to medium heat, pour some oil in another pot and roast the dry rice for few minutes. Add the lentils and roast for more few minutes until it is completely dry.

Add 2 teaspoon of cumin, 2 teaspoon of salt and 425 ml. of hot water .Cover and cook over low heat until the rice is cooked. Preparing tomato sauce : - Heat some oil in a pot and fry the garlic until is it soften . Take some garlic ( about 1tbsp) and put it aside to add it later on to the Daqqa -Add the minced tomato to the frying garlic , stir for 5 minutes then add 1 table spoon of sugar , 1 table spoon of salt and 1 table spoon of cumin. If you would like chili sauce , you may add 1 chili pepper cut into small pieces . Preparing Daqqa : - Juice the lemon in a bowl and add the garlic we had before . Preparing Daqqa : - Juice the lemon in a bowl and add the garlic we had before .

Add garbanzo beans water, vinegar ,sugar , salt and cumin. To get a nice color of Daqqa , add 1 table spoon of the tomato sauce to the Daqqa. serving Kushari -Bring the serving plate and place the rice and lentils first. -Pour over it half of the spicy tomato sauce and sprinkle some Daqqa. -Place the macaroni over them , then top with the rest of the tomato sauce. -Serve warm. Japanese curry rice Background Curry rice was first introduced to Japan by the British, who brought it with them from Indian during the Meiji era (1868-1912) , but they added the flour to the curry powder to make the curry roux .By late 1960s , Japanese curry rice became popular and available in all restaurants and supermarkets in Japan. Japanese curry rice Background Curry rice was first introduced to Japan by the British, who brought it with them from Indian during the Meiji era (1868-1912) , but they added the flour to the curry powder to make the curry roux .By late 1960s , Japanese curry rice became popular and available in all restaurants and supermarkets in Japan.

Since that time , curry rice is widely consumed and considered one of the most popular dishes in Japan that it can be called the national dish. Ingredients for the curry : Plain or steamed rice 250 g beef (sliced or cut into cubes)