Maklube (Matlube)

Ingredients

• •400 g diced mutton
• •4 eggplants
• •2 tomatoes
• •2 onions
• •5-6 garlic cloves
• •3 long green peppers
• •2 cups rice
• •1/2 cup olive oil
• •1 tsp salt
• •1 tsp sugar

Preparation

1. 1

   Heat the oil in a pot. Add the meat. Toss for 3-4 minutes. Add the finely chopped onion, garlic, peppers and tomatoes and cook 7-8 minutes. Quarter the stripe-peeled eggplants lengthwise and cut into three. Arrange over the meat. Add half a cup of hot water and cook 15 minutes. Pick over the rice, salt it, soak in hot water for 15 minutes and wash. Spread the rice over the eggplants. Add salt and sugar. Add 2 cups of hot water and cook until the rice is tender. Rest 15 minutes, flip onto a wide plate and serve.