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A Vegetable Stew - Tabakh Rohoo

“This is an Arabic vegetable stew made in layers and served with steamed rice or bulgur. My Damascene sister in law recently showed me how to make this. It is delicious. The addition of ghee or rendered butter at the end of the cooking is a traditional Damascene style of cooking; however, these days these dishes are made without the extra fat.”

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2012

I followed the recipe exactly except I used butter and used a slow cooker and cooked it for 3 hrs. The flavor was awesome the aroma heavenly, I thought the vegetables were good my husband felt they weren't cooked long enough.The lamb was tender and tasty. I browned the meat as directed in a skillet and then added it into the cooker.I de-glazed the skillet with the water and then mixed in the tomato paste,I poured it over the layers in the cooker covered tightly and let it cook.

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Joey K

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Clarkston, Michigan, USA

Living In: Hainesport, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2010

This was very delicious! I wasn't sure how I would like the eggplant in it because I usually don't care for eggplant, but it was great. The only change I made was that I used a common Middle Eastern spice mix that I had in the cabinet instead of the individual spices. I made it on the stovetop as the recipe called for, but I'm pretty sure it would be just as great in the oven as well. Thanks for sharing.

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UmmOmar

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: Amman, Amman, Jordan

Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2009

This is one of the best dishes I've ever made. The mint really adds dimension. I followed the recipe exactly, except I skipped the chili pepper and didn't bother to transfer it to a serving dish. I will definitely make this again!

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Sarah

Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2009

Fabulous. The lamb was so tender. I was planning to have leftovers, but it was so good we ate the whole thing.

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linda

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2007

I sustituted canned Italian tomatoes for fresh,cut them up right in the can. This is a keeper! The lamb gets melt in your mouth tender. The aroma is fabulous! A bit tricky turning this out of the pot while retaining the layers (I failed). Different, easy, delicious.

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DANNYO53

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2006

The flavor was wonderful. I'm always trying to find ways to make things lower in fat so instead of using ghee, I cooked the lamb in chicken broth. I failed miserably at keeping the stew in layers. I couldn't get the broth from the bottom to wash the extra spices down in the stew so I just stirred it all up. I also had 2 eggplants but no zuchini so I used all eggplant. It could have been a little spicier but since I make everything way spicy, I figured it was a welcome break for my family.

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Vladadeska

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2006

I give this recipe four stars because it is delicious, but i did add a few things: a dash of lemon juice, about 2 tbsp curry powder. I fried the lamb and eggplant on the stove, layered the whole thing in a casserole dish WITH one cup uncooked rice mixed with hot water, divided, and baked in oven at 425 for about an hour. TALK ABOUT YUM YUM YUM!!

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JANNACAKE_RD

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2006

This really didn't work for me. I'm at a loss as to how so many wonderful ingredients can end up tasting so, well, bad. It smelled fabulous while cooking, but tasted flat. I might have done something wrong (not sure how, but possible) since I'm not familiar with Damascene dishes - I found this recipe looking for a dish to use up zucchini and lamb. Anyway, I won't be making again.

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MACLEOD26

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2005

This was absolutely delicious!! I used a larger quantity of spices and it turned out really well. I shall definately be making it again.

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TERESA52

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Malaga, Andalucia, Spain

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2005

This stew has wonderful flavours, and I will definitely make it again, mainly because it so tasty and also because of it's low fat content. I found it to be a bit watery, though, but I may have cooked it too long.

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