Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chicken maqluba (iraqi). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Chicken Maqluba (Iraqi) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Chicken Maqluba (Iraqi) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
It is not everyday or even weekly meal. A Palestinian tradition, maqluba means "upside down" in Arabic and is a pot of stewed meat, rice and fried vegetables, cooked and flipped onto a serving dish to form an impressive tower. Maqluba is traditional Syrian, Iraqi, Palestinian, and Jordanian dish.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken maqluba (iraqi) using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Maqluba (Iraqi):
- Take 1 Kg Chicken Thighs
- Make ready 2 Aubergines
- Prepare 3 Tomatoes
- Take 2 Onions
- Get 2 Bell Peppers
- Take 4 Potatoes
- Take 2 Cups Rice
- Make ready 3 Tbsp Tomato Puree
- Get 2 Stock Cube (Chicken/Veg)
- Prepare 2 Tbsp Turmeric
- Make ready 2 Tbsp Cumin
- Prepare 1 Tbsp Salt
- Make ready 1 Tbsp Garlic Paste (3 Cloves)
- Make ready 1 Tbsp Mixed Herbs
- Get Vegetable Oil
Chicken maqluba: Use cubed meat or chicken pieces instead of ground meat if you like. Vegetarian maqluba: For a vegetarian version, eliminate the meat and substitute a layer of sliced potato. Takes a little bit of work, but direction is very simple and easy to cook. In this video I will show you how to cook Maqluba for dinner, it is iraqi food very easy and delicious and in the same time healthy food, rice with meat and vegetable.
Instructions to make Chicken Maqluba (Iraqi):
- Season the chicken overnight with Mixed herbs, Turmeric and Cumin. In a large deep pot, fry garlic and the chicken on both sides for 5-10minutes making sure to season with more Cumin and Turmeric to taste. Remove the chicken and add to a baking tray, cover with foil and place in a 200C heated oven to bake for up to 45minutes.
- In circular shapes, slice the Onions, Aubergines, Bell peppers, Potatoes and Tomatoes, then season with salt. In the same pot, fry the vegetables and set them on paper towel to soak up the extra oil after frying. Align the vegetables neatly at the bottom of the pot layering it from Aubergines, Tomatoes, Bell Peppers, Onions and Potatoes before adding the cooked chicken.
- Wash the rice before cooking and in a separate pot, use the same oil used to fry the chicken and vegetables and add 3 Tbsp Tomato Puree. Add the rice into the pot, sauté for a minute before adding 2 cups of water with 2 Chicken/Veg Stock Cube. Allow the water to start boiling before turning the heat to low. Cover the pot with foil, its own lid followed by two tea towels. Check the rice 10/15minutes later, stirring once ever so gently and adding water if needed.
- Once the rice is cooked, add to the pot of vegetables and chicken making sure its stacked neatly. Cook on a low heat for 10minutes, leave to cool for few minutes and then add a large tray on top of the uncovered pot. Flip over gently and letting it rest for few minutes to hold shape. Remove the pot slowly and gently to avoid the maqluba from collapsing.
Maqluba or Maqlooba is a traditional Syrian, Iraqi, Palestinian, and Jordanian dish served throughout the Levant. The chicken-eggplant-cauliflower combo is just too good to ignore. Place rice over the vegetables, then cover with broth. Cover the pot and cook on low for. This perfect meal features all four food groups.
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