Ingredients

  • 6 large tomatoes
  • 2 c. rice
  • salt, pepper, cinnamon and red pepper
  • 2 green peppers, medium size chopped
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 3 crushed garlics
  • 2 c. lean ground meat
  • 1 1/2 c. mixed vegetables
  • 1/4 c. pine nuts

Method

  • Core tomatoes; reserve what is inside.
  • Fry onions, garlic and pine nuts with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.
  • Add over the meat and seasoning.
  • Stir over medium heat until brown.
  • Fill tomatoes with meat mixture; arrange in the bottom of a pan.
  • Add the reserved tomato juice mixed with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil.
  • Bake in 325° oven for 15 minutes, until tomatoes are done.
  • Fry green peppers with 2 teaspoons vegetable oil until tender.
  • Add over 2 1/2 cups water with pinch of salt.
  • Let water boil before adding rice. Cover pan and cook at a very low heat for 1/2 hour, until rice is done.
  • Add mixed vegetables to rice; stir gently.
  • Cover pan and let it cook for 15 minutes longer.
  • Serve mixed rice with Mahshy Bandora.