arabic maklooba

: 170 | : 6 | : 60min | : 4 | : 3.3

  Kitchen Type  :  Arabic
  Spice  :  light
  Auther  :  shahid habib
  Post  :  2020-11-19

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Maklouba is a traditional Arabic dish which literally translates as “upside down.” The meat, either chicken or lamb, is cooked together with the rice, giving it a depth of flavor.

 

Ingredients of Dish

1 : chicken / 400g , 2 : rice / 400g , 3 : oil / 400ml , 4 : eggplant / 1x large , 5 : potato / 1x large , 6 : bell pepper / 200g , 7 : curry leaves / few , 8 : english herbs / few , 9 : paprika powder / 1tsp , 10 : salt / 1 1/2tsp , 11 : black pepper powder / 1tsp , 12 : cumin powder / 1tsp , 13 : coriander powder / 1tsp , 14 : spices powder / 1tsp ,

 

Method of Dish

1: take a wok and add 400ml oil and put on medium heat.
2: now take an eggplant and make 10mm thick slices and potatoes as well. and bell pepper cut in a 1inch square shape.
3: first fry the eggplant till brown color and then potatoes as well.
4: now take a pan and add butter, put on medium heat and fry the bell pepper till soften.
5: again put the wok on medium heat and add little oil. and put inside a chopped onion and fry till dark brown color.
6: now add 50g chopped bell pepper and fry 5min more.
7: after that add the chicken and fry 10 min on medium heat. then add all recommended spices. and cook 5min more.
8: now add 500ml water and cover the pot and cook 15min.
9: after 15 min turns off flame and add soaked rice into the wok, mix well and cover the wok and cook on medium heat till 80%. and keep aside the rice.
10: now time to assemble the maklooba.put all vegetables nicely into the pot and then half rice and press with a spoon. then add chicken and then add rest of the rice press gently and cover the pot and cook 10 min more on medium-low heat.
11: take a big plate put on the pot and do upside down and remove the pot gently. done
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