Maqlubah is technically a rice pilaf, which refers to rice cooked in broth or stock with vegetables and/or meat. In maqluba recipes, the vegetables are fried or roasted beforehand, and the meat (usually lamb or chicken) is braised separately.
Learn how to make this maqluba recipe, a Middle Eastern “upside-down” rice dish layered with spiced meat and colorful vegetables.
The earliest mention of a dish called maqluba is found in a 13th-century cookbook, Kitāb al-Ṭabīkh (The Book of Dishes), written by Muhammad Baghdadi during the Abbasid Caliphate. [10][11] The maqluba mentioned by Baghdadi is an egg dish rather than a pilaf.
Maqluba, meaning “upside down” in Arabic, is a traditional Middle Eastern rice dish layered with spiced meat, vegetables, and rice—then flipped dramatically before serving.
Whether you call it makloubeh or maqluba depending on which part of Palestine you're from, one thing is certain—this is a deeply traditional Palestinian dish. It’s made primarily with spiced rice, meat, and vegetables, all layered together in a pot.
Maqluba is a traditional Syrian, Iraqi, Palestinian, and Jordanian dish. The dish consists of meat, rice, and fried (or baked) vegetables placed in a pot. After cooking, this pot is flipped upside down and served, turning the contents over giving it a layered appearance.
Maqluba (Upside Down Lamb & Rice) - Chef Tariq | Food Blog
What is Maqluba (Makloubeh)? Maqluba is a layered rice dish made in one pot: vegetables and meat (or just vegetables) are stacked, topped with rice, cooked in hot stock, then turned upside down onto a serving platter. It’s comforting, deeply savoury, and one of those dishes that screams nostalgia.