Eggplant_and_meat_maqlouba/ upside down beef-eggplant and rice:

Name: Eggplant_and_meat_maqlouba/ upside down beef-eggplant and rice:
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 750 g beef meat/ chunked into cubes; 3 eggplants big size; 3 cups meat broth; 1/2 teaspoon 7 spices; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 spoon salt for eggplant and minced meat; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons cinnamon powder (optional); 1 teaspoon oil to cook the minced meat; oil to fry the eggplants; 3 bay leaves; 2 cardamom seeds; 1/2 nutmeg seed; stick cinnamon; 5 carnations seeds; as needed water; 2 cups toasted nuts (type as desired); 100 g minced meat (optional)

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Ingredients

750 gbeef meat/ chunked into cubes
3eggplants big size
3 cupsmeat broth
1/2 teaspoon7 spices
2 teaspoonssalt
1 spoonsalt for eggplant and minced meat
1 tablespoonvegetable oil
2 teaspoonscinnamon powder (optional)
1 teaspoonoil to cook the minced meat
oil to fry the eggplants
Spices used to boil the meat:
3bay leaves
2cardamom seeds
1/2nutmeg seed
stickcinnamon
5carnations seeds
as neededwater
To garnish:
2 cupstoasted nuts (type as desired)
100 gminced meat (optional)

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Steps

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In a pot, pour oil, add the meat cubes, spices, stir well together until meat changes color. Add the water to boil the meat till well done (around 1 hour).
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Note: you may use pressure cooker that needs 20 mins.
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Remove the meat, strain the broth and keep it aside.
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Wash the rice, soak for 1/2 hour and drain well.
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Peel eggplant, cut into long medium thickness pieces, salt and fry in heavy oil till brown color, remove from oil and repeat till all quantity ends.
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In a deep pot, put the boiled meat cubes, add some rice quantity then an eggplant layer, use a fork to make holes in eggplant so you let the broth passes through the rice. Arrange the same layers till quantity ends.
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Add salt and spices.
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Pour 3 cups of meat broth.
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Cover the pot and cook the rice on medium heat till boiling, then low the heat until well cooked (around 20 mins).
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In a wide pan, pour around 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil, add the minced meat with salt and spices. Then, stir till well done.
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Prepare a serving container, that has a bigger diameter than the cooking pot, above the pot, and flip the maqlouba over the serving container, garnish with minced meat and toasted nuts.
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Served hot.
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Serve yogurt and cucumber salad aside or as desired.
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Note:
To avoid oily eggplant there is an advice:
After peeling and cut into pieces the eggplant, soak it in salt and water for 1/2 hour, drain well, place on cotton kitchen towel, then drizzle with bit of flour before frying.
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Made by: Tala Odaymat