AuthorbaidooneMaqluba (Upside-Down with Beef, Eggplant and Rice) is cooked in one pot, with layers of rice, eggplant and beef. A feast in your mouth, with the flavors from eggplant, the unique aroma of rice topped with pieces of beef.
In a bowl, pour water and add salt, turmeric, seven spices, and black pepper.
Mix the ingredients well and put aside.
In a cooking pot, put a little oil and then spread a layer of steak.
Add a layer of eggplant pieces.
Distribute fried onion slices.
Spread the rice well over the previous layers.
Pour the mixture of water and spices over the pot.
With the bottom of a spoon, make some holes in the rice.
Put the pot on the heat until it boils.
Reduce the heat and cover the pot until rice is tender and the liquid has absorbed.
Bring a large round tray. Uncover the pot, and place the tray over the top. Invert so that the cooking pot is upside down on top of the tray. Let stand for 5 minutes like this, then slowly remove the pot to let the maqluba fall onto the tray.
Decorate with pine nuts, almonds, pistachios and cashews.
Serve hot with yogurt, a cucumber and tomato salad. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Directions
In a bowl, pour water and add salt, turmeric, seven spices, and black pepper.
Mix the ingredients well and put aside.
In a cooking pot, put a little oil and then spread a layer of steak.
Add a layer of eggplant pieces.
Distribute fried onion slices.
Spread the rice well over the previous layers.
Pour the mixture of water and spices over the pot.
With the bottom of a spoon, make some holes in the rice.
Put the pot on the heat until it boils.
Reduce the heat and cover the pot until rice is tender and the liquid has absorbed.
Bring a large round tray. Uncover the pot, and place the tray over the top. Invert so that the cooking pot is upside down on top of the tray. Let stand for 5 minutes like this, then slowly remove the pot to let the maqluba fall onto the tray.
Decorate with pine nuts, almonds, pistachios and cashews.
Serve hot with yogurt, a cucumber and tomato salad. Enjoy!