Name: Maqluba (Spiced Rice with Lamb and Roasted Vegetables)
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 kg bone-in lamb shoulder; 4 whole cloves; 1 yellow onion; 5 cardamom pods; 6 allspice berries; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 dried bay leaves; 1 clove garlic; Reserve stock; 1 tsp each salt, pepper, allspice, cardamom and cinnamon; 1 head cauliflower, cut into small florets; Vegetable oil, for frying; 3 large eggplants, thinly sliced lengthwise; 2 tbsp olive oil; ½ tsp salt and pepper; ¾ tsp allspice, cardamom and cinnamon; ½ tsp salt and pepper; ¾ tsp allspice, cardamom and cinnamon; 3 cups long-grain or basmati rice; 2 tsp each salt, pepper and allspice; 1½ tsp each cardamom and cinnamon; 1 potato, thinly sliced; 1 tomato, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp ghee; Reserved stock, cover by 1 inch; 3 mini cucumbers, small dice; 750 g plain 3% yogurt; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp dried crushed mint; 2 cloves garlic

Maqluba (Maqlubeh), a Palestinian staple, is spiced rice dish with lamb and fried or roasted vegetables like cauliflower or eggplant, that are stacked in a pot and then inverted for serving. We love to eat it with our salata na’meh (diced salad) and laban bil khyar (minted garlic cucumber yogurt).

Maqluba (Spiced Rice with Lamb and Roasted Vegetables)

Maqluba (Spiced Rice with Lamb and Roasted Vegetables)

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