Maqluba (the upside- down pot)

Name: Maqluba (the upside- down pot)
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 8-10 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 800 g rice (long/short/ both grain can be used); 1 medium- sized chicken (around 1.5 -2 kilos) cut into pieces; 1 medium- sized cauliflower head cut into florets; 3 medium- sized carrots cut into slices; 1 big head onion; Vegan oil for frying; 3 tsp Olive oil; 3 Bay leaves; Different spices (cinnamon, black pepper, mixed, chicken..etc

Majdal Issa @Majdoleen_Issa

This is one of the most popular Arab meals for lunch. Generally common in the levant (Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, but it's a significant part of the Palestinian Folklore. Maqluba in Arabic means: upside down, and the idea of this meal is that we compact the ingredients in the pot, and when it's ready, we flip it! Such a funny process!

Majdal Issa @Majdoleen_Issa

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Ingredients

1 hr

8-10 servings

800 grice (long/short/ both grain can be used)
1medium- sized chicken (around 1.5 -2 kilos) cut into pieces
1medium- sized cauliflower head cut into florets
3medium- sized carrots cut into slices
1big head onion
Vegan oil for frying
3 tspOlive oil
3Bay leaves
Different spices (cinnamon, black pepper, mixed, chicken..etc

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Steps

1 hr

1

Wash the rice about three times, and let it soak for 30 minutes.
2

Meanwhile, sear the chicken in a deep pot with olive oil, shredded onion, and the bay leaves. Add some salt& spices
3

Stir the chicken for about 10 minutes then pour 2.5 litres of boiled water, turn down the heat and wait about 30 minutes.
4

Meanwhile, fry the cauliflower florets till they become gold - brown, then fry the carrots too
5

When the chicken is done، get it out of the broth (we'll need the broth to cook the whole meal)
6

Strain the rice and season it with salt, cinnamon, mixed spices and pepper)
7

In a large deep pot (preferred to use tefal pots), set the fried vegetables, then the chicken. And finally add the rice above
8

Add the suitable amount of chicken broth (4.5 cups of broth for the 800g rice)
9

Let the broth boils on medium heat til the rice completely dries, but don't stir anything in order to keep the ingredients in the suitable order.
10

Flip the pot upside down in a wide stainless steel flat tray
11

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