Musaka'a (Palestinian Eggplant Baked With Tomatoes and Chickpeas

Name: Musaka'a (Palestinian Eggplant Baked With Tomatoes and Chickpeas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 large organic eggplant, cubed; 3 tablespoons and 1/4 cup organic light tasting extra virgin olive oil, separated; sea salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 organic onion, chopped; 3 organic fresh tomatoes, chopped (not canned); 1 1/2 cups organic chickpeas, cooked and rinsed (or canned); 1 cup water; 2 tablespoons organic tomato paste; 1/3 cup organic parsley, chopped fine

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:1h

A delicious vegitarian dish. "Musaqa'a (moo-sa-KAH) is similar to French ratatouille. Though the pronunciation is the same, and both contain eggplant, this vegetarian dish is not the same as Greek moussaka. Also spelled musakka'a or musaqaa." Modified from a recipe found on, whats4eats.com

Updated at: Fri, 15 May 2026 13:20:08 GMT