To prepare this Greek moussaka recipe, begin by preparing the eggplants. Remove the stalks from the eggplants and cut them into slices, 1 cm thick. Season with salt&pepper and place in a colander for about half an hour
Pat them dry and fry in 2tsp of oil, until nicely colored. Place the fried eggplants on some paper, in order to absorb the oil. Similarly prepare the potato slices too(optional)
Prepare the tomato puree by boiling the whole tomatoes for 10 min. Skin starts cracking. Drain water and pour cold water. Peal the tomatoes and make a paste.
Add warmed milk in a steady stream; keep whisking in order to prevent your sauce from getting lumpy. If the sauce still needs to thicken, boil over low heat while continuing to stir.
Remove the pan from the stove and stir in the egg yolks, salt, pepper, a pinch of nutmeg and the grated cheese. Whisk quickly, in order to prevent the eggs from turning an omelette
Assemble the moussaka. For this moussaka recipe you will need a large baking dish, approx. 20*20 cm). Butter the bottom and sides of the pan and layer the eggplants. Pour in the prepared filling sauce and even out. The bottom of dish pic attachedðŸËâ°
Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake the musaka in preheated oven at 180-200C for about 40 minutes, until crust turns light golden brown. Allow the moussaka to cool down for a while before cutting into pieces.