Bilad al-Sham Kitchen - Seven-Spice Tray

Recipe Ingredients:

Meat:

1 kg minced meat (750 g minced beef)

250 g minced lamb

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp seven spices

2 tbsp ghee

Vegetables:

3 large potatoes

3 eggplants

4 zucchini

4 tomatoes

1 large onion

1 of each colored bell pepper

Optional chili pepper

Sauce:

2 tbsp red pepper paste

2 tbsp tomato paste

1/4 cup pomegranate molasses

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp seven spices

A light pinch of cinnamon

3 tbsp olive oil

Serving Instructions:

Rice with vermicelli or Bread

For the rice: 1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup vermicelli

3 cups Tiger medium grain rice