Maqluba
Maqluba, from above
Non vegPalestine and Jordan

Maqluba

Rice, chicken and fried veg flipped upside down. The drama is part of the recipe.

120 minTime
35 gProtein each
mildSpice
Upside down2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPalestinian home style with chicken.
The original
666kcalsame
35 gproteinsame
7 gfibresame
120minutessame

The original maqluba.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)800 g, bone in
Basmati rice2 cups, soaked
Brinjal (eggplant, aubergine)1 large, sliced
Cauliflower1 small, florets
Potato2, sliced
Tomato2, sliced
Onion1
Garlic3 cloves
Baharat1 tbsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Whole spicescardamom, cinnamon, bay
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying vegetables (about 1/3 cup absorbed)
Almonds¼ cup, fried
Saltto taste
Water4 cups

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Simmer the chicken with onion, garlic, whole spices and water until cooked through. Keep the broth.
  2. 2Fry the brinjal slices, cauliflower and potato in oil until deep golden. Drain on paper.
  3. 3Line a heavy pot with tomato slices, then layer chicken, then the vegetables, then the rice mixed with baharat and turmeric.
  4. 4Pour in broth to cover the rice by 1 cm, cover and cook on low until the rice is tender. Rest 10 minutes off the heat.
  5. 5Place a large tray over the pot and flip in one confident motion. Lift the pot slowly.
Serve it like this

Flip onto a large round tray, scatter fried almonds and parsley. Serve with yoghurt and Arabic salad.

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What goes with Maqluba: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Cacık10 min
On the side Shirazi salad10 min
On the side Fattoush25 min
To drink Sweet lassi10 min
Something sweet Roz bel laban50 min
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