Mahshi
The stuffed vegetables of celebration: zucchini, peppers, eggplant and vine or cabbage leaves filled with herbed rice (and sometimes meat), braised in tomato broth.
What it is
The stuffed vegetables of celebration: zucchini, peppers, eggplant and vine or cabbage leaves filled with herbed rice (and sometimes meat), braised in tomato broth. Ingredients: small zucchini, bell peppers, eggplants, vine leaves, cabbage, rice, tomatoes, onion, parsley, dill, cilantro, cumin, oil, tomato broth; minced meat optional. Recipe: 1) Hollow the vegetables carefully. 2) Mix raw rice with herbs, onion, tomato and oil; season boldly. 3) Fill three-quarters full (rice expands). 4) Pack in a pot; braise in tomato broth until tender. Serve: hot, family-style from the pot, with yogurt or salad — the Friday and feast-day centrepiece. Flavor: herb-fragrant rice, sweet vegetables, gentle tomato. History: dolma technique spread from Ottoman kitchens, but Egypt's rice-rich, herb-heavy mahshi is its own national passion, with whole neighbourhoods famous for it. See also: Koshari, Ful Medames.
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