Name: Rice with Beef and Cauliflower (Makloubet zaher)
Yield: Serve Six People
Cuisine: Palestinian
Ingredients: Salt and pepper to taste; At least 3 cups of hot water (less if you add the meat juice); 1 tbs samneh or clarified butter; ½ cup olive oil; 2 cups round grain rice; 1 small cauliflower cut into florets or 8 small aubergines, washed and dried; 1 small cinnamon stick (You can substitute the pepper, allspice and cinnamon with 1½ tsp mixed spices); ¾ tsp allspice; 1 tsp pepper; 2 tsp salt; 3–4 tbs olive oil or 30 g (1 oz) samneh; 1 whole onion, peeled; 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) of beef, trimmed and cut in chunks

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Serve
Six
People

Difficulty
Easy

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Classic Palestinian Cuisine

By Christiane Dabdoub Nasser

Published 2000

About

Makloubeh means upside-down with reference to the way it is served; it is as wholesome as it is filling and is regularly served in large families. The vegetables included in this dish are usually fried aubergines or cauliflower or both. The rice is layered with the meat and vegetables and when the cooking is done, the pan is tipped over a plate or tray to serve. I use an old-fashioned aluminium pan with sloping sides, wider at the top and without handles, which makes for easier tippi

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