Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, egyptian moussaka/messa'aa (vegan/vegetarian). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
For most, the word Moussaka conjures up images of layers of fried eggplant, juicy minced beef and sometimes even a layer of creamy bechamel sauce baked to perfection. The moussaka that I am sharing with you today (as you have probably guessed by looking. This entry was posted in Fiction, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Main Course, Middle Eastern, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian by Chloe.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook egyptian moussaka/messa'aa (vegan/vegetarian) using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian):
- Get 2 Garlic Cloves Crushed
- Take 2 Tomatoes Sliced
- Prepare 1 Can Crushed Tomatoes
- Prepare 1 Cup Passata
- Take 1 Can Chickpeas
- Make ready Spices
- Make ready 1 tbs 7 Spices
- Prepare 1 tsp Salt
- Take 1 tsp Pepper
- Prepare 1/4 tsp Hot Chili Powder
- Get 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
- Take Quite a lot of Olive Oil
- Take Produce
- Take 2 Eggplants Thickly Sliced
- Take 1/2 Onion Sliced
- Take 1/2 Onion Chopped
A lighter take on classic Greek fare, this vegetarian Moussaka keeps enough of the traditional flavors to satisfy Greek food fans. This recipe was created by tinkering with the traditional ingredients to make a lighter, lacto-vegetarian moussaka recipe—mashed chickpeas replace the ground meat. IMO, this is now my favorite moussaka recipe. I'm used to eating real and whole foods, so the lack of pre-processed mixes and salt didn't compromise the flavor for my liking as some mentioned on the other posts.
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 😂
Vegetarian moussaka - a classic Greek dish made with aubergine and lentils in a rich tomatoey sauce. The perfect healthy vegetarian comfort food! Whenever I go to a Greek restaurant (which admittedly isn't very often), I order vegetarian moussaka. Greek food is actually pretty veggie-friendly. When I was in Greece, I remember that Moussaka was very firm, and looked kind of like little pieces of cake.
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