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Chicken maqluba

Chicken, fried aubergine and rice cooked in one pot and turned out upside down — every quantity in grams, calories per serving.

750kcal41 gprotein60 minPrep
Chicken maqluba

Per serving · 450 g

750
kcal
41 g
protein
86 g
carbs
27 g
fat
Prep: 60 minServes: 6Whole dish: 2700 gWhole dish energy: 4500 kcal

Ingredients

6
  • 1 chicken, jointed1200 g
  • 2 cups Egyptian rice380 g
  • 2 aubergines, sliced500 g
  • 4 onions480 g
  • 4 tomatoes480 g
  • 1 bell pepper, cut up120 g
  • ⅓ cup oil for frying70 g
  • 2 tbsp butter28 g
  • Turmeric, cumin, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, seven spice and salt18 g

Whole dish: 2700 g

Method

  1. 1

    Brown the chicken with the onion and tomato in oil.

  2. 2

    Add the broth and spices and cook until the chicken is half done; keep the broth.

  3. 3

    Deep-fry the aubergine, onion and pepper slices until golden and drain them.

  4. 4

    Season the rinsed rice, then layer the pot: chicken, fried vegetables, rice, with the butter.

  5. 5

    Pour in enough broth to cover, bring to the boil, then cook gently until done and invert onto a wide platter.

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450 g · 750 kcal

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