Mahshy Bandora (Stuffed Tomatoes)(Lebanese) - cooking recipe

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
Preparation
    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\u00b0 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.

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