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Vicky Goes Veg : A Review, A Giveaway & Some Koshari - Egyptian Rice-Pasta-Lentil Pilaf (GF, V)

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Course Main Course
Cuisine arabic
Servings 2 serving

Ingredients
  

  • 1 onion medium-sized cut into chunks
  • 2 cloves garlic (I cut this down to 1 clove)
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 2 tomatoes cut into chunks
  • 2 1/2 tsps tomato purxe9e
  • 1 1/2 tsps malt vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • to taste Salt ,
  • to taste Black pepper ,
  • 1 tbsp coriander leaves , chopped
  • 1 cup rice , cooked (1 cup cooked u2013 I used Sona Masuri, but Basmati is good too)
  • 50 gm chickpeas , cooked (about 1/3 to 1/2 cup cooked )
  • 50 gm macaroni , cooked (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup cooked )
  • 2 tbsps red lentil (masoor), cooked (2tbsp cooked whole masoor)
  • handful onion of A fried , to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Blend the onion, garlic, cumin, coriander powder, tomatoes, tomato purxe9e, malt vinegar and brown sugar together.
  • Heat the olive oil in a pan; add the above purxe9e with a little water and simmer for 6 to 7 minutes until it reduces to a salsa-like consistency. Season with salt and black pepper. Throw in some coriander leaves, saving some to garnish the dish later. (Remove and keep aside some of this sauce to use as garnish.)
  • In the same pan, add the cooked rice, chickpeas, macaroni and lentils. Mix well. Season to taste. Garnish with some fried onions, coriander leaves and the leftover tomato sauce.

Notes

Harper Collins was also kind enough to also send me a copy of Vicky Goes Veg to giveaway to one lucky reader of this post who will leave a comment here.
To try your luck at this giveaway, all you have to do is tell me if you have watched any of Vicky Ratnani’s food shows on television and what you like about them. Otherwise tell me about any other favourite television food show of yours and why you like it.
Please ensure you leave a link or e-mail id through which I can contact you if you win the giveaway.
Once this giveaway is closed, I shall randomly pick one commenter from this post as the winner of this book. Please note that **this giveaway is open only to those (non-bloggers are also welcome) residing in India, and includes anyone with an Indian shipping address.
This giveaway is open till the 31st of March, 2014. Good luck!