Why Maqluba Is the Perfect Family Meal – Garden & Gun

Ingredients

• 2 eggplants, sliced into ½-inch rounds
• 3 cups uncooked rice
• 1 lb. ground lamb or chicken (optional)
• 4 to 6 white or sweet potatoes, depending on size, sliced into ½-inch rounds
• 4 tomatoes, sliced into rounds
• Sea salt
• Fresh-ground pepper
• 3 to 4 tbsp. baharat or ras el hanout (spice mixes widely available online and in specialty grocery stores)
• Vegetable oil
• 1 to 2 qt. water or stock (chicken or vegetable)
• Pine nuts, toasted, for garnish
• Scallions, chopped, for garnish
• Plain Greek yogurt, for garnish