Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, egyptian moussaka/messa'aa (vegan/vegetarian). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
When I do this as a main dish I usually use meat, but if I'm using it as a side I do the vegetarian option and Messa'aa. As with most arabic dishes, this one is composed of different elements so I'll divide the. For most, the word Moussaka conjures up images of layers of fried eggplant, juicy minced beef and sometimes even a layer of creamy bechamel sauce baked to perfection.
Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have egyptian moussaka/messa'aa (vegan/vegetarian) using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian):
- Get Garlic Cloves Crushed
- Prepare Tomatoes Sliced
- Get Crushed Tomatoes
- Prepare Passata
- Take Chickpeas
- Prepare Spices
- Take 7 Spices
- Take Salt
- Prepare Pepper
- Prepare Hot Chili Powder
- Get Ground Cumin
- Take Quite a lot of Olive Oil
- Take Produce
- Take Eggplants Thickly Sliced
- Get Onion Sliced
- Prepare Onion Chopped
I think I will try blending into a paste about half of the lentil filling with a little egg and flour, and then mix that with the rest of the filling. Although this Vegetarian Moussaka probably has very little to do with the authentic Greek dish — well, apart from the fact that it's made with layers of sliced eggplants that is — I think that it still deserves to be called Moussaka! The way I see it, it's a super healthy and tasty vegetarian version of an already. A lighter take on classic Greek fare, this vegetarian Moussaka keeps enough of the traditional flavors to satisfy Greek food fans.
Steps to make Egyptian Moussaka/Messa'aa (Vegan/Vegetarian):
- Preheat Oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line a baking tray with foil and brush with oil, lay Eggplant slices and drizzle with oil, salt, pepper and Spices (keep most of Spices for the sauce). Alternatively, you can fry the Eggplant in batches and place on absorbent towel.
- Bake for 10-15mins on each side
- While the Eggplant is baking, prepare the sauce.
- The Sauce - Heat a table spoon of olive oil in a pot. Add chopped onion (not the sliced) & garlic until soft. Add the chickpeas and Spices and stir for a minute. Add the passata and canned tomatoes, bring to boil and simmer for approx 15-20mins
- Once Eggplant is baked, remove from oven and line the bottom of a baking tray with Eggplant slices. Then a layer of the sauce, followed by tomato slices, sliced onion and repeat process.
- Place back in oven and bake for 40mins or so (you may want to cover the dish in foil for the first 20mins).
- I forgot to take a pic after pulling it out of the oven. Just wanted to eat 😂
This recipe was created by tinkering with the traditional ingredients to make a lighter, lacto-vegetarian moussaka recipe—mashed chickpeas replace the ground meat. IMO, this is now my favorite moussaka recipe. I'm used to eating real and whole foods, so the lack of pre-processed mixes and salt didn't compromise the flavor for my liking as some mentioned on the other posts. This vegan moussaka is Greek comfort food at its finest. It's loaded with flavor from layers of roasted eggplant, fluffy mashed potatoes, nutrition-packed lentils and How to Make Vegan Moussaka.
So that is going to wrap this up with this exceptional food egyptian moussaka/messa'aa (vegan/vegetarian) recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I’m confident that you will make this at home. There’s gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!
