dinner
Bamia
Egyptian okra stew braised with lamb, tomatoes, garlic, and coriander into a tender, savory comfort dish.
⏱ 90 min🔥 420 kcalMedium
★4.7(2,706)
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Egyptian Tomatoes Recipes
22 recipes using tomatoes — Koshari, ful medames, molokhia — ancient recipes from the Nile valley.
These 22 egyptian tomatoes recipes are ready in about 94 minutes on average, with 90–620 kcal per serving, and 36% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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94 min
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408 kcal
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easy recipes
How Egyptian cuisine cooks with tomatoes
Egyptian cuisine — Koshari, ful medames, molokhia — ancient recipes from the Nile valley — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Egyptian cooks work with tomatoes, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, boiling, frying and roasting.
Sweet-acidic fruit that forms the backbone of sauces, stews and salads across nearly every cuisine. In this collection it's most often cooked with ground cumin, garlic, olive oil, ground coriander, tomato paste and onion. The dishes here span egyptian classics ready in as little as 15 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Koshary — Egyptian Street Food is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 4,321 ratings.
22 Egyptian Tomatoes Recipes
✨ Newdinner
Koshari
Egypt's beloved street food — a hearty bowl of rice, lentils, macaroni and chickpeas topped with a spiced tomato sauce, crispy fried onions and a garlicky vinegar dressing.
⏱ 80 min🔥 580 kcalMedium
★4.7(1,042)
✨ Newbreakfast
Ful Medames
Egypt's ancient breakfast staple — slow-cooked fava beans seasoned with cumin, lemon and garlic, finished with olive oil and served with eggs, pitta and fresh vegetables.
⏱ 45 min🔥 320 kcalEasy
★4.6(823)
✨ Newlunch
Koshary — Egyptian Street Food
Egypt's ultimate street food: layers of rice, lentils, macaroni and chickpeas topped with spiced tomato sauce, crispy onions and a garlic-vinegar daqqa — the country's most beloved dish.
⏱ 80 min🔥 620 kcalMedium
★4.9(4,321)
dinner
Koshari
Egypt's beloved street food national dish — a hearty bowl of rice, lentils, and pasta topped with spiced tomato sauce, crispy fried onions, and a garlicky vinegar drizzle.
⏱ 80 min🔥 460 kcalMedium
★4.9(2,130)
dinner
Egyptian Mahshi (Stuffed Vegetables)
Tender vegetables — zucchini, peppers, tomatoes — stuffed with herbed rice and slow-cooked in tomato broth.
⏱ 150 min🔥 420 kcalHard
★4.8(267)
lunch
Kushari (Egyptian Street Food Rice Bowl)
Egypt's most popular street dish — a layered bowl of rice, lentils, macaroni, chickpeas, crispy onions and two sauces: spicy tomato and tangy vinegar. Cairo on a plate.
⏱ 80 min🔥 580 kcalMedium
★4.7(512)
breakfast
Ful Medames (Egyptian Fava Bean Stew)
Egypt's national breakfast and one of the world's oldest dishes — dried fava beans slow-cooked until tender and mashed with cumin, lemon and olive oil. Eaten by pharaohs and Cairo traffic wardens alike.
⏱ 30 min🔥 280 kcalEasy
★4.7(523)
✨ Newbreakfast
Ful Medames
Egypt's national breakfast — slow-simmered fava beans crushed at the bowl with lemon, garlic, cumin, and olive oil.
⏱ 660 min🔥 380 kcalEasy
★4.8(1,280)
✨ Newlunch
Koshari (Egyptian Rice, Lentil and Pasta Bowl with Spicy Tomato Sauce)
Cairo's beloved national street food — layered rice, brown lentils, macaroni and chickpeas under a garlicky tomato sauce, crisp fried onions, and a fiery vinegar-chilli daqqa.
⏱ 85 min🔥 580 kcalMedium
★4.9(670)
dinner
Koshari
Egypt's national dish — layered rice, lentils, pasta, chickpeas with tomato sauce and crispy onions.
⏱ 80 min🔥 580 kcalMedium
★4.9(2,840)
✨ Newbreakfast
Gehna (Egyptian Fried Cheese Squares)
Simple Egyptian gehna — thick wedges of salty white cheese pan-fried until golden and crispy, served with tomato, bread, and olive oil for an authentic Egyptian breakfast.
⏱ 15 min🔥 220 kcalEasy
★4.6(640)
✨ Newdinner
Egyptian Koshari Bowl
Egypt's beloved national dish of layered rice, lentils, pasta and chickpeas, topped with spiced tomato sauce and crispy fried onions.
⏱ 65 min🔥 520 kcalMedium
★4.7(68)
✨ Newdinner
Egyptian Corner Cumin Tomato Stuffed Vegetables
Roasted cauliflower steaks seasoned like Egyptian mahshi filling, with a cumin-rice topping and tomato sauce.
⏱ 50 min🔥 340 kcalMedium
★4.4(49)
✨ Newdinner
Egyptian Chickpea and Cumin Braise
A slow-braised Egyptian chickpea stew in a garlicky, cumin-spiced tomato sauce, finished bright with lemon and parsley.
⏱ 35 min🔥 260 kcalEasy
★4.5(67)
✨ Newstarter
Egyptian Roasted Eggplant with Tomato and Cumin
Smoky roasted eggplant tossed with a garlicky cumin-tomato sauce, finished with parsley and lemon — a simple Egyptian starter.
⏱ 50 min🔥 220 kcalEasy
★4.5(58)
✨ Newbreakfast
Egyptian Ful Medames with Toasted Sesame
Slow-simmered fava beans mashed lightly with garlic, lemon and olive oil, finished with toasted sesame for nutty crunch.
⏱ 100 min🔥 340 kcalEasy
★4.6(48)
✨ Newlunch
Egyptian Fatteer Meshaltet with Tomato and Basil
Flaky, layered Egyptian flatbread baked with a simple tomato and fresh basil topping, savory-style fatteer.
⏱ 70 min🔥 420 kcalHard
★4.3(22)
✨ Newsalad
Egyptian Salata Baladi with Garlic Lime Dressing
A classic Egyptian chopped tomato-cucumber salad brightened with a sharp garlic-lime dressing instead of the usual lemon.
⏱ 15 min🔥 90 kcalEasy
★4.4(30)
✨ Newlunch
Egyptian Koshari Bowl
Egypt's national dish of rice, lentils and pasta topped with a tangy tomato sauce, crispy onions and chickpeas.
⏱ 65 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.7(52)
✨ Newdinner
Egyptian Stuffed Peppers (Mahshi Filfil)
Bell peppers stuffed with a herbed rice, tomato and dill filling, simmered gently in tomato broth until tender.
⏱ 75 min🔥 300 kcalMedium
★4.5(33)
✨ Newdinner
Egyptian Bechamel Macaroni (Macarona Bechamel)
Layered pasta and spiced ground beef baked under a golden bechamel sauce, a beloved Egyptian comfort-food casserole.
⏱ 75 min🔥 560 kcalMedium
★4.6(44)
Choosing & preparing tomatoes
How to choose
Ripe tomatoes smell fragrant at the stem and give slightly to a gentle squeeze. For cooking out of season, good-quality tinned tomatoes often beat pale fresh ones.
Prep & storage
Store at room temperature, never the fridge, which kills their flavour and texture. Score and blanch to slip off skins; salting slices draws out excess water for salads.
Nutrition
A low-calorie source of vitamin C, potassium and the antioxidant lycopene — which actually becomes more available when tomatoes are cooked.
Classic flavour partners: basil, garlic, olive oil, mozzarella, onion, oregano
Egyptian Tomatoes Recipes — FAQ
How long do Egyptian tomatoes recipes take to make?
Most of these 22 Egyptian tomatoes recipes are ready in around 94 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Gehna (Egyptian Fried Cheese Squares), takes about 15 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 660 minutes.
How many calories are in Egyptian tomatoes dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 90 to 620 kcal per serving, averaging 408 kcal — Egyptian Salata Baladi with Garlic Lime Dressing is the lightest option at 90 kcal.
What is the easiest Egyptian tomatoes recipe for beginners?
Ful Medames is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 45 minutes. 36% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with tomatoes in Egyptian cooking?
In these recipes, tomatoes is most often paired with ground cumin, garlic, olive oil, ground coriander, tomato paste and onion. Egyptian kitchens also lean on its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends.
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