Maqluba

Name: Maqluba
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1kg chicken pieces, bone in; 400g long grain rice, soaked; 2 large aubergines, sliced and fried; 2 onions, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp ground allspice; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp turmeric; 800ml chicken stock; 4 tbsp olive oil; 80g toasted pine nuts and almonds; fresh parsley to serve

A Palestinian upside-down rice dish, layering chicken and aubergine before being revealed dramatically at the table.

Total time

80 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

50 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

Mediterranean

gluten-free

Ingredients

1kgchicken pieces, bone in

400glong grain rice, soaked

2 largeaubergines, sliced and fried

2onions, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspground allspice

1 tspground cinnamon

1 tspturmeric

800mlchicken stock

4 tbspolive oil

80gtoasted pine nuts and almonds

fresh parsleyto serve

Instructions

Brown chicken in oil, remove. Fry onions until golden.

Add garlic and spices to onions, cook 2 minutes.

Layer fried aubergine in the base of a wide heavy pot.

Add chicken pieces over aubergine.

Spread soaked and drained rice over chicken.

Pour hot spiced stock over rice.

Cover tightly and cook on low heat 35 minutes.

Place a large platter over pot, flip dramatically to reveal layers. Scatter with nuts and parsley.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

884

Protein

74.6g

Fat

42.2g

Carbs

49.8g

Fiber

8.7g

Sodium

982mg

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