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Harak Osbao
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Harak Osbao

Harak osbao - an Egyptian dish of chickpeas, lentils and pasta in a caramelized onion sauce

⏱ 55 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan
Versions:Original🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Caramelized Onion

  1. 1
    Heat the oil in a wide pot and fry the onion over low heat 30 minutes, stirring, until it is caramelized and dark.
    StoveWide, shallow pot
    💡Onion caramelizes with patience: over medium heat it reaches deep brown in about half an hour, over low heat it takes close to an hour, and over high heat it burns at the edges before it softens. A pinch of salt at the start draws out its liquid, and when it starts to stick, add a tablespoon of water and scrape the bottom.

To assemble

  1. 2
    Add and stir.
    Stove
  2. 3
    Add the tomato paste and tamarind and cook 5 minutes.
    Stove
  3. 4
    Add the lentils, hummus and pasta, season with salt and stir.
    Stove
  4. 5
    Serve with the pita and lemon.
839calories
29 gprotein
104 gcarbs
31 gfat
● protein 14%● carbs 51%● fat 35%

Per serving (345 g), of 4 servings

For the Caramelized Onion · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (2) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Wide, shallow pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (Layers instead of a single layer)

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🧩 Built from…

Caramelized Onion → Lentils with Caramelized Onion

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