'Upside-down' rice: meat and fried vegetables are layered with rice, cooked in a pot and flipped onto a platter in a tall cake.
History
The first recorded maqluba recipes come from medieval Arab cookbooks (13th century). It is a family centrepiece across the Levant.
Ingredients
- Rice
- Chicken or lamb
- Aubergine
- Cauliflower
- Tomato
- Onion
- Allspice
- Cinnamon
How it's made
- Fry aubergine and cauliflower
- Cook the meat with spices
- Layer the meat, vegetables and then rice in a pot
- Add stock and simmer until the rice is done
- Rest, flip onto a platter and lift off the pot
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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