Mahashi (stuffed vegetables)
Courgettes, aubergines, peppers and vine leaves hollowed and filled with spiced rice and minced meat, braised upright.
History and culture
Shared across the Sudanese-Egyptian table, mahashi is a patience dish — the proudest thing a home cook sets down for guests.
Ingredients
- Courgettes, aubergines, peppers, vine leaves
- 2 cups rice, 300 g minced meat
- Tomato, onion, dill, mint, spices
- Tomato broth to cover
How it is made
- Core the vegetables; blanch vine leaves.
- Mix rice, meat, chopped tomato, herbs and spices.
- Stuff loosely; pack upright in a heavy pot.
- Cover with tomato broth; braise gently 1 hr.