Upside-Down Classic · Layered Rice
Maqluba
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Maqluba means 'upside-down' in Arabic, and the pot is flipped onto the platter at the table so the layers of vegetables, meat and rice come out as a standing cake.
Fried eggplant, potato, and cauliflower are layered in a pot with spiced rice and chicken or lamb, cooked until set, then flipped in one motion onto a platter so the vegetables end up on top. Northern Jordan's family-run eateries serve it by the tray at lunch.
Why it's made this way: The layered, flip-to-serve technique is a shared Levantine method that took deep root in northern Jordan's Palestinian-influenced kitchens, where it remains an everyday lunch rather than a special-occasion dish.
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