Cookbook:Maklubi (Rice with Meat and Vegetables)

| Middle Eastern cuisines | Palestinian Cuisine

Maklubi, also known as maqluba or maklouba, is a dish of rice, meat, and vegetables found throughout the Levant.

Ingredients

 * ½ pound ground beef
 * ½ onion, chopped
 * Olive oil
 * 1 cup rice
 * 1 ½ cups water
 * Salt
 * Black pepper
 * Allspice
 * Plain yogurt

Procedure

 * 1) In a saucepan, brown ground beef and onion with salt, pepper, and allspice in a little olive oil (use more allspice than pepper). Remove from heat.
 * 2) Add the rice and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
 * 3) Turn down to medium low, and cover with the lid tilted to let some steam escape.
 * 4) When most of the water has evaporated and the surface of the rice becomes pitted, put the lid on tight. Cook on low heat for 15 minutes.
 * 5) Remove from heat and leave covered for 2–3 minutes. Serve with yogurt.