Middle Eastern Upsidedown Chicken Maqluba

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Ingredients

60m
Prep Time

60m
Cook Time

2h
Ready In

Recipe: #41268

July 23, 2023

Categories: Chicken, Rice, White Rice Middle Eastern, Whole Chicken, more

recipe by:
dienia b

"Maqluba or Maqlooba (Arabic: مقلوبة‎) is a traditional Syrian, Iraqi, Palestinian, and Jordanian dish served throughout the Levant. It consists of meat, rice, and fried vegetables placed in a pot which is flipped upside down when served, hence the name maqluba, which translates literally as "upside-down." Used during Ramadan."

Original is 8 servings

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (704.7 g)
Calories 845.6
Total Fat - 60.8 g
Saturated Fat - 9.1 g
Cholesterol - 546.1 mg
Sodium - 685.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 28.7 g
Dietary Fiber - 3.6 g
Sugars - 4.5 g
Protein - 46.5 g
Calcium - 106.3 mg
Iron - 7.2 mg
Vitamin C - 28.1 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step 1

Bring chicken, water, onion, garlic, cinnamon, turmeric, allspice, salt and pepper to a boil in a large pot.

Step 2

Skim off scum from chicken broth.

Step 3

Reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes. Remove chicken from broth and set chicken aside, while broth continues to simmer.

Step 4

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat.

Step 5

Fry eggplant slices in hot oil until brown on both sides.

Step 6

Remove to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. (When cool, cut into quarters if pieces are large.) Use the same process to separately fry the carrots, potatoes and cauliflower.