Mesaqua

    Mosaqua or Mesaqua is a very popular dish in all arab countries , but every region has its unnique mesaqua, and I will take today about Egyptian Mesaqua.

    In Egypt, we have 2 versions of Mesaqua , vegetarian and non vegetarian , the vegetarian one is usually eaten for breakfast, the non vegetarian mesaquaa is a main course in launch which is the most important meal of the day for the Egyptians, it's usually the only meal in which animal protein is served.

vegetarian mesaqua

 Description

mosaqu'a is mainly fried eggplant that is cooked in tomato sauce.

in Arabic, mesaqua means ( served cold ) but actually it's delicious cold and hot.

Mesaqua is not the right dish for you if you are trying to lose weight, it contains a lot of oil

vegeterian mesaqua
Egyptian cuisine

 Ingredients

one large egg plant

4 cloves of garlic

2 large tomatoes diced or blended
1 chili pepper ( optional )

one green bell pepper 

vegetable oil

 Preparation

    first peel the eggplant , cut it into thin slices

    put some salt over the eggplant and leave it until you make the sauce.

    for the sauce, cook the garlic for a minute in some vegetable oil , add the tomato , salt and pepper and leave it in medium heat for  10 minutes.be sure not to add too many salt because the egg plant is already salted.

    in a pan heat some oil and deep fry the slices og egg plant and the pepper until it's golden.

    put the eggplant and the bell pepper in another pan, pour the tomato sauce over it , put it under the broiler for  a minute or two and this is the Egyptien mesaquaa.

  

I hope you try it and try another dishes of the Egyptian Cuisine, if you like it, please give me your feedback.

   

mesaqua with meat

Description

It's similar to non vegeterian mesaqua , the difference is in the sauce and the addition of Assaj .

messaqua with meat
Egyptian cuisine

Ingredients

1 large eggplant

1 large onion

1 tomato sliced

2 tomatoes diced

1 bell pepper
1 chilli pepper ( optional)

5 table spoons of Assaj

vegetable oil

Preparation

peel the eggplant, cut it into thin slices, put some salt on it and leave it aside.

in a pan , put 2 table spoons of oil , add the diced onion and stir until translucent then add the diced tomatoes, a cup of  broth or water if not available , salt and pepper then leave it on medium heat for 10 minutes, when it's done, add the Assaj .

deep fry the eggplant slices in vegetable oil, when you are done put the eggplant slices, the green pepper slices, the tomato slices in an oven dish , pour the sauce over the eggplant and put it in hot oven for 10 minutes

serve with arabian bread ( beta bread ).

this was how to make messaqua , on of the most popular and delicious dishes of egyptian cuisine , enjoy it

eggplant

Nutrition

Eggplant is very low in calories , 100 grams of eggplant have only 29 calories ( so make sure to add calories to it by frying it hahahaha) , it also has lots of fibers , eating raw eggplant helps with constipation , it's also diuretic.