Middle Eastern Rice 'Cake' (Maqluba) Recipe | Plant-Based Recipes | Tesco Real Food

Ingredients

• 300g basmati rice
• 700g aubergines, cut into 1cm-thick slices
• 200g vine tomatoes, sliced widthways
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil, plus 2 tbsp
• 1 medium cauliflower, broken into florets, stalk diced, smaller leaves reserved
• 2 onions, finely sliced
• 8 garlic cloves, bashed and halved
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 2 small cinnamon sticks
• 6 dried bay leaves
• 1 vegetable stock pot, made up to 800ml
• 40g pomegranate seeds
• soya yogurt-alternative
• lemon wedges, to serve (optional)