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Healthy Eggplant Maghmour or Moussaka
Eggplant maghmour, or moussaka, made with an easy recipe. This is one of the tastiest eggplant dishes and a perfect summer meal because it is served cold from the fridge and eaten with bread.
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Eggplant maghmour, or moussaka, made with an easy recipe. This is one of the tastiest eggplant dishes and a perfect summer meal because it is served cold from the fridge and eaten with bread.
Ingredients
- 1/2 kilo eggplant
- 3 tomatoes
- 2 onions
- 1 head garlic, cloves separated
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper paste
- 1 tablespoon dried mint
- 1/2 cup chickpeas, soaked overnight, peeled, and split in half
- Salt, to taste
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Method
- Sauté the onion cut into slices in a little olive oil, then add the garlic cloves and stir until they take on a little color.
- Add the peeled, split chickpeas, along with the eggplant cut into large cubes or chunks, and stir for a while until the chickpeas start to cook.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, salt, tomato paste, and hot pepper paste, then cover everything with water.
- Wait until the water comes to a boil, then lower the heat.
- Let the eggplant maghmour or moussaka simmer until it is cooked and the sauce thickens.
- Finally, sprinkle the dried mint on top.
- Serve the eggplant maghmour when it reaches room temperature, and it is best to chill it in the fridge before serving.
Notes and serving ideas
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