Baked Lamb Maqluba

Zaid Al-FarsiChef

Ingredients

• Washed and drained basmati rice
  400 grams
• Cardamom powder, dried lemon powder, clove powder, and Arabic spices
  2 teaspoons
• Sliced eggplant
  400 grams
• Salt
  2 teaspoons
• Vegetable oil for frying
  1 cup
• Vegetable Oil
  2 tablespoons
• Lamb pieces with bones
  400 grams
• 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped
  1 piece
• Crushed garlic cloves
  5 cloves
• 2 cubes of Maggi chicken broth
  2 cubes
• Hot water
  750 ml
• Melted butter
  2 tablespoons
• Cauliflower cut into medium-sized florets
  300 grams
• Fried chopped onion for garnish
  50 grams
• Toasted pine nuts for garnish
  50 grams
• Bread dough
  100 grams
• Melted butter
  1 teaspoon

Steps

1. 1

   Soak the rice for 30 minutes and drain. Combine all the spices and mix gently with the wet rice, then let it sit for 15 minutes.

   45 min
2. 2

   Peel the eggplant and cut it into 2 cm thick slices, dip the pieces in salt and let them sit to release their juices. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, dry the eggplant on both sides using a cloth, and fry until golden brown.

   Required Tools:

   Frying Pan

   30 min
3. 3

   Heat oil in a large frying pan and fry the lamb pieces until golden brown. Add the chopped onion and fry for another 5 minutes. Add the garlic, Maggi chicken broth, and water, and let it simmer on medium heat for an hour. Remove the lamb from the heat and keep the hot broth.

   Required Tools:

   🍳

   Large Frying Pan

   60 min
4. 4

   Add melted butter to the bottom of an oven-safe pot (preferably a clay pot). Place the cauliflower florets at the bottom and cover with half of the rice. Place the fried eggplant pieces on top of the rice, followed by the lamb pieces, and cover with the remaining rice. Ensure that the contents of the pot do not exceed two-thirds full, as the rice will expand when fully cooked.

   Required Tools:

   🍳

   Oven-safe Pot

   30 min
5. 5

   Pour the broth over the rice and garnish with fried onion pieces and toasted pine nuts. The rice should be submerged in the broth, and if necessary, add a little water.

   10 min
6. 6

   Roll out the bread dough to cover the pot containing the rice, leaving an additional 3 cm to hang over the edge. Place the dough over the pot and secure the edges to ensure it sticks to the pot.

   10 min
7. 7

   Brush with melted butter and bake in a preheated oven for 45 minutes or until the dough turns golden brown.

   Required Tools:

   Oven

   45 min

Nutrition Facts

Ingredients Nutritional Facts (per 100g)

Saltper 100g

Ash100 g

Vegetable Oilper 100g

Energy884 kcal

Total Fat100 g

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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