Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, egyptian moussaka/messa'aa (vegan/vegetarian). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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When I do this as a main dish I usually use meat, but if I'm using it as a side I do the vegetarian option and Messa'aa. As with most arabic dishes, this one is composed of different elements so I'll divide the. This entry was posted in Fiction, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Main Course, Middle Eastern, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian by Chloe.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook egyptian moussaka/messa'aa (vegan/vegetarian) using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian):
- Get 2 Garlic Cloves Crushed
- Take 2 Tomatoes Sliced
- Make ready 1 Can Crushed Tomatoes
- Get 1 Cup Passata
- Make ready 1 Can Chickpeas
- Take Spices
- Prepare 1 tbs 7 Spices
- Get 1 tsp Salt
- Prepare 1 tsp Pepper
- Make ready 1/4 tsp Hot Chili Powder
- Get 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
- Make ready Quite a lot of Olive Oil
- Make ready Produce
- Get 2 Eggplants Thickly Sliced
- Make ready 1/2 Onion Sliced
- Get 1/2 Onion Chopped
Although this Vegetarian Moussaka probably has very little to do with the authentic Greek dish — well, apart from the fact that it's made with layers of sliced eggplants that is — I think that it still deserves to be called Moussaka! The way I see it, it's a super healthy and tasty vegetarian version of an already. Vegan moussaka with lentils and eggplant! This popular Greek dish can be easily made without meat and still tastes amazing.
Steps to make Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian):
- Preheat Oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line a baking tray with foil and brush with oil, lay Eggplant slices and drizzle with oil, salt, pepper and Spices (keep most of Spices for the sauce). Alternatively, you can fry the Eggplant in batches and place on absorbent towel.
- Bake for 10-15mins on each side
- While the Eggplant is baking, prepare the sauce.
- The Sauce - Heat a table spoon of olive oil in a pot. Add chopped onion (not the sliced) & garlic until soft. Add the chickpeas and Spices and stir for a minute. Add the passata and canned tomatoes, bring to boil and simmer for approx 15-20mins
- Once Eggplant is baked, remove from oven and line the bottom of a baking tray with Eggplant slices. Then a layer of the sauce, followed by tomato slices, sliced onion and repeat process.
- Place back in oven and bake for 40mins or so (you may want to cover the dish in foil for the first 20mins).
- I forgot to take a pic after pulling it out of the oven. Just wanted to eat 😂
This healthy casserole is a wonderful comfort meal which is flavorful, satisfying, and very enjoyable. The recipe is plant-based, gluten-free, and fairly easy to make. When I was in Greece, I remember that Moussaka was very firm, and looked kind of like little pieces of cake. I think I will try blending into a paste about half of the lentil filling with a little egg and flour, and then mix that with the rest of the filling. This Rustic Eggplant Moussaka takes a little bit of time and effort to make- but despite this, I wholeheartedly encourage you to give it a go, at least one time this fall because when it is all said and done, it is worth every drop of energy you put into it.
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