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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Rinse the rice, cover it with water and set it aside to soak while you prepare the rest of the vegetables. | 2. Preheat the oven to 375°F. | 3. Warm the oil and butter in a large skillet. | 4. Add the eggplant and onion, salt them lightly, and rapidly sauté them to distribute the oil. | 5. Cook over medium heat until the eggplant is soft but not mushy, about 5 minutes. | 6. Add the peppers, tomatoes, spices (including the pepper), parsley and more salt to taste. | 7. Stir carefully, combining everything well. | 8. Drain the rice and add it to the pan along with 3 cups water. | 9. Turn up the heat to bring the water to a boil, then transfer everything to a baking dish, such as a large, earthenware gratin dish. | 10. Lay a piece of parchment over the top, cover with foil, and bake until the rice is done, about 45 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
brown rice	1 1/2	cups		1018.425	211.5938	20.9235	8.88
virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
butter	1	tablespoon		85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2
eggplant	12	ounces	cut	85.0485	20.0034	3.3339	0.6123
onion	1		medium-sized cut	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
salt				-	-	-	-
green bell pepper	1		cut	-	-	-	-
red bell pepper	1		cut	-	-	-	-
tomato	1		peeled seeded cut drained cut	28.29	6.273	1.476	0.24600000000000002
cumin	4	teaspoons	ground	31.5	3.7162	1.496	1.8707
turmeric	1/2	teaspoon		4.68	1.0071	0.1452	0.0488
ginger	1/4	teaspoon	ground	0.4	0.0888	0.0091	0.0038
cinnamon	1/4	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
cilantro	1/4	cup	chopped	0.92	0.1468	0.0852	0.0208
water	3	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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