Maqluba or Maqlooba ( ar, مقلوبة) is a traditional
Iraqi,
Lebanese,
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
,
Jordanian, and
Syrian
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dish served throughout the
Levant
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. It consists of meat, rice, and fried vegetables placed in a pot which is flipped upside down when served, hence the name ''maqluba'',
which translates literally as "upside-down." The dish goes back centuries and is found in the ''Kitab al-Tabikh'', a collection of 13th century recipes.
Ingredients
Maqluba can include a variety of vegetables, such as fried tomatoes, potatoes, cauliflower, and eggplant, accompanied by either chicken or lamb. The most common are cauliflower and eggplant. All the ingredients are carefully placed in the pot in layers, so that when the pot is inverted for serving, the dish looks like a layer cake.
Maqluba is typically garnished with pine nuts and chopped fresh parsley. It sometimes served with salad and fresh yogurt, and is often prepared for feasts and large gatherings.
Since the unsuccessful coup attempt in Turkey, in 2016, the dish is seen as a "Gulenist delicacy". It is assessed as strong evidence of membership of the
Gülen movement
The Gülen movement ( tr, Gülen hareketi), referred to by its participants as Hizmet ("service") or Cemaat ("community") and since 2016 by the Government of Turkey as FETÖ ("Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation" or, more commonly, "Fethullah T ...
.
See also
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Arab cuisine
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Egyptian cuisine
Egyptian cuisine makes heavy use of poultry, legumes, vegetables and fruit from Egypt's rich Nile Valley and Delta.
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Israeli cuisine
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Jordanian cuisine
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There are a wide variety of tech ...
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List of casserole dishes
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Macaroni Hamin
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Palestinian cuisine
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