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From: ibrahim@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Nabeel Ibrahim)
Subject: Re: makluwa
Message-ID: <1993Nov23.090550.1827@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 93 09:05:50 GMT
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Beth (the person with no email address:-) ) writes:

>Re: makluwa. I am assuming tht this is makloube (upside down). The recipes
>I know are fairly flexible depending on what vegetables are in the market
>and whether you want to use chicken or meat. Basically, using means,
>cauliflower and rice, you saute the meat and deep fry the cauliflower
>separately until each is browned but not necessarily cooked through. You
>then put the meat at the bottom of a fairly deep pan, put the begetable on
>top of it and take the rice, which has been soaked for half an hour and
>then drained for 10 minutes, on top of it. add water carefully until you
>have added about as much water as rice and have more than covered what is
>in the pan. You then put in on top of the stove over low heat (to prevent
>burning) or in a medium oven until the rice is cooked and then some. Give
>it about half an hour or more. To serve, you turn the whole thing upside
>down on a huge platter so that the rice is underneath and the vegetables
>and meat on top. 

CUMIN...don't forget the CUMIN!!  Anytime you deep fry
cauliflower, you have to put cumin on top!!:-)
It really adds a great taste to the makloube...

Nabeel
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