Lebanese Moussaka Stew Recipe
Moussaka is a flavor-packed Lebanese stew. Prepare this wonderful dinner meal at home. Comforting homemade vegetable goodness in a bowl.
Servings: 3 Servings
Calories: 379kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 Onion sliced
- 3 Pieces Garlic Cloves chopped
- 5-6 Tomato cut into chunks
- 2 Large Eggplant cut into chunks, *see Notes
- 3 Cups Water mixed with concentrated Stock
- 2 Tablespoon Tomato Sauce optional
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- 1-2 Teaspoon Pomegranate Molasses optional
- 1 Tablespoon Middle Eastern Seasoning I used Za'atar *see Notes
- 1 ½ Cups Chickpeas cooked
- Mint to garnish, optional
Instructions
- Heat up a large pot with the olive oil and add your onion. Cook the onion until it is translucent and soft.2 Tablespoon Olive Oil, 1 Onion
- Add the chopped fresh garlic to the pan and stir-cook for a minute.3 Pieces Garlic Cloves
- Next, add in your tomato and eggplant chunks.5-6 Tomato, 2 Large Eggplant
- Pour the broth over the tomato and eggplant in the pan.3 Cups Water mixed with concentrated Stock
- Add the tomato sauce, season with black pepper, salt, pomegranate molasses, and the Middle Eastern seasoning blend of your choice.2 Tablespoon Tomato Sauce, ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground, ½ Teaspoon Salt, 1-2 Teaspoon Pomegranate Molasses, 1 Tablespoon Middle Eastern Seasoning
- Mix everything, cover with a lid and let cook until the ingredients have incorporated and look almost cooked.
- At this point, add in your drained chickpeas and mix in. Cook further on a slow heat. You can cook for as long as you like. The longer you cook it, the more flavor your Lebanese moussaka will gain.1 ½ Cups Chickpeas
- Garnish with dried or fresh mint.Mint
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Notes
- Use whichever eggplant variety you can get and you like. I used a purple and green variety.
- You may add pomegranate molasses for extra flavor.
- Use 1 can of soft chickpeas, or ¾ cup dried chickpeas to get 1 ½ cups (250 grams) cooked chickpeas. Dried chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) need to be soaked and pressure cooked before you can use them in this recipe.
- As Middle Eastern seasoning, use either Baharat, Zaatar seasoning or Lebanese 7 spice.
Nutrition
Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1437mg | Potassium: 1597mg | Fiber: 19g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 2515IU | Vitamin C: 42.5mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 5.7mg
