Egyptian Baked Spinach - Di'iyit sabanikh

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chickpeas

2-3 cups tomato juice

Salt

Pepper

1 pound spinach, coarsely chopped

1 pound savory minced beef

7-10 garlic cloves, halved diagonally

Cooking oil

Cooking Instructions:

Soak chickpeas overnight, drain, add fresh water and boil for about 10 minutes. Drain. Saute spinach in a small amount of oil until it wilts. Mix with chickpeas, garlic, and seasoning. Add 1 cup of tomato juice to savory minced beef and place in bottom of cake mold. Cover with spinach and top with remaining tomato juice. Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 30 minutes. Turn over onto platter before serving.

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