How to Make Speedy Vegetarian moussaka

Vegetarian moussaka. Pour in vinegar, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low; cook until liquid is reduced in volume and thick. In this vegetarian moussaka, a scrumptious tomato-lentil sauce--with a fragrant pinch of nutmeg and cinnamon--is nestled between quick-roasted vegetables, including tender eggplant. And of course to top our eggplant casserole is none other than creamy bechamel sauce!

Moussaka is one of our favorite Greek dishes. It's an eggplant based dish that is traditionally made with ground beef. Here we swapped the meat with lentils to make this an even heartier vegetarian.

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, vegetarian moussaka. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Vegetarian moussaka is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it's quick, it tastes yummy. Vegetarian moussaka is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

Pour in vinegar, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low; cook until liquid is reduced in volume and thick. In this vegetarian moussaka, a scrumptious tomato-lentil sauce--with a fragrant pinch of nutmeg and cinnamon--is nestled between quick-roasted vegetables, including tender eggplant. And of course to top our eggplant casserole is none other than creamy bechamel sauce!

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have vegetarian moussaka using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Vegetarian moussaka:

1. {Get 1 kg of fresh large eggplants.
2. {Take 375 g of mushrooms or two large cans.
3. {Prepare 3-4 of mature tomatoes diced or 1-2 cup of tomato sauce.
4. {Make ready 2 of medium onions.
5. {Prepare 1/2 cup of oil.
6. {Prepare 1-2 of cinnamon sticks.
7. {Take of oil for frying.
8. {Make ready 1 1/2 cup of dried breadcrumbs.
9. {Make ready of salt and pepper.
10. {Take of For the cream.
11. {Prepare 5 cups of water.
12. {Get 3/4 of potato purée flakes.
13. {Prepare of purée flakes.
14. {Prepare 1/2 cup of oil.
15. {Prepare 3/4 cups of flour.
16. {Take of salt.
17. {Get of ground nutmeg.
18. {Make ready 1 of bit of white pepper.

It is a layered casserole traditionally made with eggplant, cheese, meat sauce, and béchamel, a white sauce where warm milk is whisked into a butter-flour mixture. Vegetarian Moussaka is a classic Greek dish that it's packed full of flavor and textures. Layers of eggplants, zucchinis, spinach, feta, potatoes, and tomato sauce with a hint of cinnamon and cheesy béchamel, marry together to create an unforgettable experience. Layer the vegetables in the same procedure as lasagna, alternating the different vegetables.

Steps to make Vegetarian moussaka:

1. Wash and slice the eggplants and put them in cold salted water to get rid of their bitter taste..
2. Drain them well and wipe them dry..
3. Fry them lightly in oil and place them on a sieve so that the oil drains out..
4. Wash and chop the mushrooms and let them drain..
5. Sauté the chopped onion and add the mushrooms. Let them simmer till there is no water left and add the tomato, salt, pepper and the cinnamon stick. Let everything boil till the sauce thickens..
6. Oil a medium baking tray and sprinkle it with 3 tbsp of dried breadcrumbs..
7. Layer out the eggplants on the tray and put the mushrooms on top..
8. Boil the water and remove from heat. Slowly add the potato flakes till they are fully incorporated and let the mixture stand..
9. Heat the oil over high heat and add the flour. Stir continuously until the flour gets a golden color (about 5 minutes). Lower the heat and add the potato mixture. Continue to stir to avoid curdling. Boil the cream until it thickens and Add the salt, pepper and the nutmeg..
10. Stir well and pour it over the food..
11. Drizzle with the rest of the breadcrumbs and bake in medium temperature for about an hour..

Season between the layers with salt, pepper and parsley. Save most of the tomatoes for the top layer. Vegetarian Moussaka Most of the times when you taste a very flavorful dish, like Moussaka for example, and then try its Vegetarian version, it might leave you a bit disappointed and have you really missing that meat inside. This is not the case with this Vegetarian Moussaka. Lately, I've been making it over and over again. "Moussaka or musaka, often written as musakka, is a meat and vegetable stew, originally made from sliced aubergine (eggplant), meat, and tomatoes, and preferably cooked in an oven.

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