Moroccan rice with roasted eggplant and crispy lamb

Indulge in the flavors of Morocco with our easy-to-make Moroccan Rice with Roasted Eggplant and Crispy Lamb.

Imagine the simplicity of roasting eggplant to smoky perfection and crisping up flavorful crispy lamb mince, all while the aromatic rice cooks to perfection. It’s a delightful fusion of ease and exotic taste, promising a gourmet homemade meal without the fuss.

SERVES 4 | PREP TIME 10 MIN | COOKING TIME 45 MIN

Ingredients

1 packet of From Basque With Love Moroccan Rice

2 large eggplants

500 g lamb mince

2 tbs harissa paste

2 tbsp olive oil

To serve: Greek yoghurt, toasted pine nuts and fresh mint

Method

  1. Marinate the lamb mince with 2 tablespoons of harissa paste and set aside to infuse with flavour while you prepare the eggplant.
  2. Cut the eggplant in half lengthwise. Keep the stem intact and cut through it, it helps hold the eggplant together once roasted and soft.
  3. Using a small sharp knife, cut 2.5cm diamonds into the flesh, cutting down as far as you are comfortable without piercing the flesh.
  4. Drizzle 1 tbsp of olive oil over the eggplant and roast for 45 minutes at 180°C or until the eggplant is softened. Sometimes it takes longer – don’t forget to check the edges.
  5. After 20 minutes of the eggplant cooking, begin preparing the rice. In a 30 cm large, heavy-based saucepan or casserole dish, heat 1 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add the contents of the packet and fry for 1 minute. Pour in 3 1/2 cups of water and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until the water is absorbed (lid off).
  6. When the eggplant has about 5 minutes to go, heat a medium-sized pan over high heat. Fry the lamb mince until it becomes irresistibly crispy.
  7. Top the roasted eggplant with the Moroccan rice and crispy lamb mince.
  8. Dollop on creamy yogurt, generously sprinkle with pine nuts and mint.

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Anne Baldwin
22:45 23 Aug 23
Italian couscous, Bought from the smelly cheese shop hunter valley. Cooked it last night to go with lamb. OMG super easy to cook my type of cooking. I added cucumber, tomatoes, capsicum and feta. The flavors were mind blowing delicious.
Just placed an order online for more and try others products.
Rachel MacLean
21:25 09 May 23
Instructions are so simple to follow, making it so easy to cook up absolutely delicious food. Everyone can be a master chef with your range. Thanks. We will definitely be buying more 😋
F
13:17 09 May 23
Fantastic delicious products. Life savers too so I make sure we always have a packet in the pantry!
Jeff Brown
03:09 09 May 23
We first discovered From Basque With Love at the Red Hill markets many years ago. Since then their wonderful products are now available at many stores, including our local Ritchie's IGA.

In summer we like to add the Moroccan couscous to a salad to spice it up and give texture. In the cooler months we like to add Indian Dahl to pumpkin soup, so very yummy. And, of course there is the scrumptious rice dishes as well. In fact we had some of the paella rice with red salmon and fresh vegetables for dinner last night.

The options are almost endless.

We keep a few packets of various products in our pantry, as well as sending some to family in other states for their eating pleasure.

Highly recommended for a quick, easy, and most importantly tasty meal.
Z P
23:48 04 May 23
Amazing, delicious and easy to make meals with From Basque With Love! Highly recommend.
Melinda Paino
23:36 04 May 23
These products are a pantry staple… they have enabled me to keep up the illusion that I can actually cook… last minute dinner guests can sit down to an amazing meal, full of flavour in little time.. with whatever protein I have in the fridge…and one of these packets : and I do it with ease…
Too many favourites to mention; however I am known to treat myself to some leftover pudding for breakfast - YUM YUM YUM ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Natalia Moral
20:04 04 May 23
So tasty and delicious. Dahl, rissottos, couscous and more. They are all scrumptious.
Robyn Hughes
15:56 04 May 23
Absolutely delicious products. Easy to prepare and very authentic.
emma best
10:56 04 May 23
Flavours are stunning! So easy and convenient that it makes whipping up something delicious midweek, when you’re poor on time effortless! The whole family are big fans. We have tried a lot of the products and rate them all equally
Paz Palacios Lopez-Montenegro
10:05 04 May 23
Susana and Julian made it happen! A wholesome product that can quickly sort your meals out full of flavour and love!
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