Thirdly, I am using chicken as my protein meat and long grain rice. When the meal has finished cooking, you take the pot and flip it upside down onto a large serving platter, and everybody helps themselves. Please note there are some differences between the pictures and the instructions. This will help keep the maqluba in shape. The colour of the stock should be a deep orange. You scatter the garlic together with the rice over the top of the maqluba, just before you add the stock. After 50 minutes, turn heat off and allow maqluba to rest for 5-10 minutes. We invite you to subscribe to our weekly email where we highlight our latest recipes and focus on seasonal topics, nutritious ingredients, cooking techniques and meal plans. Wash the meat and sear it on medium high heat using the 2 tablespoons of oil.

Put 3 cups of broth into a bowl. Every time she made this dish, I was very excited and I was the first to go to the table. I use the same rice torte concept, but instead of frying the vegetables I roast them, for a lighter version. Cook for additional 15 minutes. So it is possible that a baked version might work out. Sprinkle them with salt and combine them with the oil (the amounts under the ingredients section). I will admit one thing. fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); Could this be made in an instant pot? Please give it a try and let us know how it works. However I thought the recipe was a bit bland. Think of it like a savory pineapple upside down cake chock full of tomatoes, cauliflower and eggplant. the layering, the use of some sort of fat, allspice, rice and meat – or even just vegetables – you’re off to a delicious start.

Pour the seasoned broth over the rice. One time, my father’s relative made a Lamb Maqluba in his house, and it tastes delicious. Strain broth and reserve. I also plan to roast the veggies the night before to save some time. Maklouba is one of the favorite recipes in Iraq and it's one of the most delicious recipes in Iraqi cuisine. If there is not enough broth to cover the rice you can add a bit more liquid, but just enough to cover. Chicken or meat; cauliflower or eggplant; tomatoes or no tomatoes, there many combinations to this, even before you start thinking outside the "traditional" box. Maqluba often pronounced as Makluba, Maalouba, or Maglouba (Arabic: مقلوبة) is an upside-down rice and eggplant casserole, hence the name which is literally translated as "upside-down". Eggplant enclosing aromatic rice and ground Maqluba is a one dish meal made traditionally with cauliflower or eggplants.

I only used eggplant and zucchini left out the other veggie.

Cook the maqluba on medium high heat for about 7 minutes until you start to see the water bubbling.

This is an awesome dish. I can’t wait to make this for him since I know he’s extremely home sick! Ensure the pot is well covered by also adding a towel on top, especially if your pot has any holes.

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Once the meat is cooked, remove it and set aside.

I think this dish is best served fresh. Place the cooked chicken thighs on top of the cauliflower. Put it into the gas stove and turn on the heat. Using your hands press the rice evenly. For this recipe, I used a 5 qt non stick pot. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. You saved Upside Down (Maqluba) to your. Use both hands and place them on each handle while holding the tray down. This rice dish is very delicious but it is also a bit oily. Can I bake it in a spring pan instead of stove top? The best tip I can give is to use a non-stick pot. 5. Please contact us here to work with us. Ingredients. This will help cook the rice faster and prevent having sticky rice. It is an interesting recipe! Let the chicken cooked for 30 minutes. //
Absolutely gorgeous once flipped however! Chicken maqluba: Use cubed meat or chicken pieces instead of ground meat if you like. I am so happy I found this recipe! Sear chicken for 3-4 minutes on both sides.

Use the same procedure to fry the zucchini and the cauliflower. I just needed a teeny bit more salt for my taste though. Season the chicken overnight with Mixed herbs, Turmeric and Cumin. Add the rice over the layers and carefully overflow with water until the water cover the rice with about 3cm height. I used basmati rice and it does cook a little faster still like the original poster commented 7 cups of water is way too much even with 5 cups you will have to let it simmer with an open lid for at least 10 minutes so I would recommend not using more than 3-4 if your rice cooks faster. Cover the pot with foil, its own lid followed by two tea towels. I am the author of this recipe and it has been radically 'modified' from what I submitted.

This will ensure that you get a nice looking tower. Strain the stock from the whole spices. Add the 3 cups of water and all the whole spices and pressure cook for 10 minutes. I am sure your husband will be please when you make this dish. Add onion, pepper corns, bay leaves and 4 cups water and bring to a boil. This would accomplish two things: 1) It would reduce the time it takes to make the dish, 2) It would use considerably less oil. When it is already boiling, remove excess fats or dirt from the boiling chicken using the large spoon. Turn off the heat and allow the maqluba to rest for a few minutes. To make the first layer, add first the rice (20%), followed by half of the fried vegetables and the chicken. Cook for 50 minutes. You do ones thing sizzling mull Chicken Maqluba (Iraqi) proving 15 procedure moreover 4 together with. In the same pot, fry the vegetables and set them on paper towel to soak up the extra oil after frying.