Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, egyptian moussaka/messa'aa (vegan/vegetarian). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
For those of you that don't know, moussaka is a layered dish mainly composed of egglpant aubergine, tomato sauce, and minced meat. Great recipe for Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian). The moussaka that I am sharing with you today (as you have probably guessed by looking at the picture) is a different version of Moussaka.
Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have egyptian moussaka/messa'aa (vegan/vegetarian) using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian):
- Take 2 Garlic Cloves Crushed
- Get 2 Tomatoes Sliced
- Make ready 1 Can Crushed Tomatoes
- Prepare 1 Cup Passata
- Get 1 Can Chickpeas
- Prepare Spices
- Make ready 1 tbs 7 Spices
- Make ready 1 tsp Salt
- Get 1 tsp Pepper
- Get 1/4 tsp Hot Chili Powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
- Make ready Quite a lot of Olive Oil
- Get Produce
- Take 2 Eggplants Thickly Sliced
- Make ready 1/2 Onion Sliced
- Make ready 1/2 Onion Chopped
Today's post is a short story I wrote titled "Love and Agami." The recipe that accompanies it is for the Egyptian version of moussaka, or masa'a, which is vegan when served as street food but sometimes made with ground beef or béchamel at home. It is a thick green soup with a slimy but fresh taste. Although Mulukhiyah is vegetarian Egyptian food, be aware that it can be cooked with chicken, beef, or rabbit. Thus, please ask for the vegetarian option.
Instructions to make Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian):
- Preheat Oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line a baking tray with foil and brush with oil, lay Eggplant slices and drizzle with oil, salt, pepper and Spices (keep most of Spices for the sauce). Alternatively, you can fry the Eggplant in batches and place on absorbent towel.
- Bake for 10-15mins on each side
- While the Eggplant is baking, prepare the sauce.
- The Sauce - Heat a table spoon of olive oil in a pot. Add chopped onion (not the sliced) & garlic until soft. Add the chickpeas and Spices and stir for a minute. Add the passata and canned tomatoes, bring to boil and simmer for approx 15-20mins
- Once Eggplant is baked, remove from oven and line the bottom of a baking tray with Eggplant slices. Then a layer of the sauce, followed by tomato slices, sliced onion and repeat process.
- Place back in oven and bake for 40mins or so (you may want to cover the dish in foil for the first 20mins).
- I forgot to take a pic after pulling it out of the oven. Just wanted to eat 😂
In Egypt Coptic Christians make (vegan) vegetarian Mulukhia during the fasting season. Each country prepares their moussaka in a different way! For example, in Egypt The dish is layers of fried eggplant, tomato sauce and ground beef. Different households prepare the mesa'aa in different ways. Now, I would eat the eggplants stuffed, fried, grilled, pickled and perhaps raw one day.
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