Kasha Varnishkas

I had recently found kasha at Price Chopper and decided to try to make kasha varnishkas, a traditional Jewish dish that my mother and grandmother often make at home during the holidays. The dish is fairly simple (for the most part just mixing pasta into kasha), nutritious, and most importantly, tasty. I used these ingredients and instructions given to me by my mother:

1 package of bowtie noodles (I used extra wide egg noodles)
1 cup of kasha
1/2 an onion-finely chopped (I used less than this amount, being not a big fan of onions)
1 egg
2 cups of boiling water
2 tablespoons of butter
1 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons of cooking oil


Directions:
1. Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and set aside
2. In a frying pan heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and saute onions for about 5 minutes and set aside
3. In a small bowl, beat an egg and then pour the cup of kasha into the bowl. Stir in the kasha until all of it is covered

4. Pour the mixture of kasha and egg into a frying pan on high heat. Stir the kasha in the pan until the kernels have separated (should be only a few minutes)
5. Boil 2 cups of water
6. Pour the water into the pan with the kasha and add 1 teaspoon of salt and the onions

7. Turn the heat down to low heat and cover the pan until all the liquid has been absorbed (10-15 minutes)
8. Mix in the pasta and the 2 tablespoons of butter

9. Eat!