Moussaka is a very famous dish in the Middle Eastern cuisine. I wanted to make the traditional Greek way but healthier so I got this recipe from @akis_petretzikis The recipe calls for Parmesan cheese which I don’t have so I omitted it from the béchamel. It was delicious but not everybody in my family are a fan of thyme. Either they don’t like it or I over did it 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ 1 onion sliced 2 potatoes sliced 1 eggplant sliced 2 zucchini sliced Salt, pepper, thyme and olive oil I onion minced 3 cloves of garlic minced 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon pinch of ground clove. 500g of ground beef 2 tomatoes chopped 1 tbls of tomato paste Béchamel sauce 1 stick butter 100g flour 750ml milk 3 egg yolks salt pepper nutmeg preheat the oven to 390F Drizzle the potatoes and onions with olive oil add salt, pepper and thyme. Mix well and spread them in a thin layer in the baking pan.Bake for 20 minutes until they soften slightly. Thinly slice an eggplant Drizzle the eggplant with olive oil the add salt, pepper and thyme layer it over the potato and bake for 20 minutes. Drizzle the zucchini with olive oil add salt, pepper and thyme and layer it over the eggplant and bake for 20 minutes Add olive oil in a pan and caramelize the onion over high heat add the garlic. Add the spices mix and saute. Add 1 tbls of tomato paste cook the beef.Add salt and pepper Add the tomatoes and simmer from 5 to 10 minutes until almost the liquid evaporates. To make the béchamel sauce add butter in a pan over medium heat and add flour when the butter is melted and whisk then start to add the milk slowly . Add it in batches until the béchamel sauce is ready then remove it from the heat add the spices and yolks. Add 1/3 of the béchamel to the meat and mix. layered the meat over the vegetables and top it with with the béchamel. Add shredded mozzarella on top if you want and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. #moussaka #greekcuisine #bakedvegetables #bechemelsauce #ramadanrecipe #nadaleinskitchen #tomato #ramadan #ramadan2020 #ramadaninquarantine #ramdanmubarak #ramadankareem #jeddah #ksa #saudiarabia https://www.instagram.com/p/B_kHtMJFMFt/?igshid=1c4yaikjthwx0
