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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 60 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

• Source

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| 1. Rinse rice in a sieve until water runs clear. Pour into a bowl, cover with water. Leave to soak for 1 hour or overnight. | 2. Toss eggplant with salt in a separate bowl; let set for 1 hour. Rinse salt from eggplant in a colander; cut into 1-inch cubes. | 3. Toss stew meat with cinnamon and turmeric in a separate bowl. | 4. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add stew meat and cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove from pan; set aside. Add eggplant, onion, and diced tomatoes to the skillet; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 7 minutes. Return stew meat to the pan; add tomato sauce. Cover skillet and lower heat to medium-low; cook until meat is tender and sauce has thickened, about 40 minutes. | 5. While the beef is cooking, prepare the rice. Bring 4 cups water to a rapid boil in a saucepan; drain rice. Add rice and 1 teaspoon salt to saucepan; boil until partially cooked, about 11 minutes. Drain rice in sieve; return saucepan to medium heat. Melt 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon water together in the saucepan. Spoon rice back into saucepan a spoonful at a time. Dot remaining butter on top of the rice, cover tightly and lower heat to medium-low; cook for 30 minutes. | 6. Remove both the rice and the eggplant mixture from heat and let stand for 10 minutes. Before serving, carefully place a serving dish on top of the saucepan and invert rice onto serving dish. Transfer stew into a serving bowl and serve with rice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
basmati rice	2	cups		-	-	-	-
eggplant	1	pound	sliced	113.3982	26.6713	4.4452	0.8165
beef stew meat	1	pound		449.05699999999996	35.607	20.0034	25.0837
water	4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cinnamon	1	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
turmeric	1/2	teaspoon	ground	4.68	1.0071	0.1452	0.0488
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
tomato	1	can	diced	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
butter	1/4	cup		342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.