Mahshi (stuffed zucchini and eggplant)
Mahshi (stuffed zucchini and eggplant)

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, mahshi (stuffed zucchini and eggplant). One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mahshi (stuffed zucchini and eggplant) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Mahshi (stuffed zucchini and eggplant) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

Lebanese Koosa Mahshi is a summer squash that differs from the dark green zucchini you typically find at the supermarket. Koosa (Stuffed Zucchini) is light green and smaller in size. It honestly took me a while to find them locally, since my Middle-Eastern grocer does not sell produce. Mahshi (stuffed zucchini and eggplant) Mandi Lynn Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook mahshi (stuffed zucchini and eggplant) using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Mahshi (stuffed zucchini and eggplant):
  1. Get 6 Zucchini Small
  2. Prepare 6 Eggplant Small
  3. Make ready 1 Cup White Rice Short Grain
  4. Take 1/4 Pound Ground lamb beef or
  5. Prepare 2 Tablespoons Ghee
  6. Make ready 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  7. Make ready 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
  8. Get 1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon
  9. Prepare 4 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
  10. Make ready 4 Cups Water
  11. Prepare To Taste Salt Pepper and
  12. Prepare 1 Teaspoon Mint Dried
  13. Get one Lemon Juice of

Meat-based stuffing is not mandatory, and many versions based on an exclusively vegetarian stuffing exist. For as long as i remember stuffed zucchini was one of the dishes my mothers did regularly, and she made them quiet delicious. Then I married Fatema my wife, and she did her own version (based on an Egyptian recipe and it was phenomenal, literally a melodic dish of authentic flavours that bare resemblance to… Sheikh El Mahshi (شيخ المحشي), stuffed eggplant, is one of the most popular recipes in the Middle East. It's eggplant stuffed with ground beef and pine nuts and it is usually served with a side of traditional vermicelli rice.

Instructions to make Mahshi (stuffed zucchini and eggplant):
  1. Wash vegetables thoroughly, cut off stems and place into a bowl of cold water.
  2. Using an apple corer, hollow out the insides of the vegetables and place them back in the water to prevent browning. Save pulp to add to vegetable soup…no need to wast it :)
  3. Wash rice and drain. Mix together rice, meat, ghee, salt, pepper, and cinnamon until well combined. Fill each hollowed out vegetable with the mixture, until about 3/4 full, then place them in the bottom of a large pan in one layer.
  4. Mix together sauce ingredients and pour over vegetables. Put a plate on top that is large enough to cover all of the veggies, then put a heavy bowl of water on top to weigh down the plate.
  5. Bring to the boil, then cook over medium heat for one hour. Serve with salad on the side and enjoy!

Then I married Fatema my wife, and she did her own version (based on an Egyptian recipe and it was phenomenal, literally a melodic dish of authentic flavours that bare resemblance to… Sheikh El Mahshi (شيخ المحشي), stuffed eggplant, is one of the most popular recipes in the Middle East. It's eggplant stuffed with ground beef and pine nuts and it is usually served with a side of traditional vermicelli rice. It's super delicious and different than your everyday meals. Add each stuffed eggplant in a deep pot standing, open side facing up. Stuff the remaining eggplants add them to the pot.

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