Ingredients:
1 kg ground meat
¼ cup finely minced onion
1 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1 kg potatoes, peeled and sliced (medium size)
fried round eggplant slices
2 medium onions, peeled and sliced
½ tspn ground cinnamon
½ tspn salt
½ tspn ground allspice (bot:Pimenta)
1 kg tomatoes, peeled and sliced
½ cup shortening or butter
1 cup vegetable oil
2 tbls pomegranate thickened juice
1 cup water
Preparation:
Process minced onion and ground meat in a food processor. Knead meat and onion with parsley, spices, and salt. Process meat mixture another time in food processor until smooth. Grease an oven tray (diameter 30 cm).
First way: Knead meat mixture another time. Divide meat mixture into balls (as desired) or shape into fingers. Fry in shortening until golden. Arrange in the tray.
Second way: Spread meat mixture evenly in a greased tray using the palm of your hands. Bake in a moderate heat (180°C) oven for 7 minutes or until kafta is golden.
Fry potatoes in oil until nearly cooked. Arrange onions, eggplant, and potatoes over the meat in the tray.
Top with tomato slices. Pour 1 cup of water. Sprinkle salt. Cover and return to oven until kafta is cooked for about 20 minutes.
Serve hot accompanied with salads.