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Manzalah
Manzalah is a traditional dish from Lebanese culinary heritage. It stands out for its bold flavor as well as the many benefits of its varied ingredients.
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Ingredients
- Half a kilo of meat (small bone-in pieces) or meat with bones
- 2 eggplants, cut into medium cubes and fried
- 2 potatoes, cut into medium cubes and fried
- 2 cups cooked chickpeas
- 2 dry onions
- 4 tomatoes
- 1 can tomato paste
- Oil, salt, and spice
- Fresh hot pepper (to taste)
- Manzalah recipe from a friend in the What Are You Cooking Today group:
- Fatima Zahwe Ghamloush
Method
- In a pot over the heat, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and the onion, and stir... Add the meat and stir very well until the meat is cooked, then add the eggplant and potatoes and stir...
- Finally, add the chickpeas and tomato paste, along with a pinch of salt, black pepper, meat spices, and hot pepper...
- Cover the ingredients with hot water and leave them for half an hour until fully cooked...
- You can serve manzalah alongside white rice or rice with vermicelli.






