Maqluba from Palestine

Maqluba

Maqluba, sometimes pronounced as Maaluba or Magluba, is a traditional dish of the Arab Levant, Persia and Palestine. The dish includes meat, rice and fried vegetables placed in a pot, which is then flipped upside down when served, hence the name maqluba, which translates literally as "upside-down".

Ingredients :

7 cups water

2 onions, chopped

1 tablespoon chopped garlic

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground turmeric

2 teaspoons garam masala

1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

2 cups cooking oil

2 cups lamb meat, cut into small pieces

1 large eggplant, cut into 3/4-inch slices

2 zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch slices

1 cup broccoli

1 cup cauliflower

1 1/2 cups jasmine rice

1 (16 ounce) container plain yogurt