Dolma is a dish that has gained wide popularitypopularity in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Algeria, as well as in many other countries located on the former territory of the Ottoman Empire. What is dolma? It is chopped lamb, beef or pork wrapped in grape leaves. The dish contains a large number of various aromatic seasonings, spices, herbs. Dolma recipe is quite simple, so even an inexperienced cook can cook this dish.
Dolma from grape leaves
Ingredients:
- 500 gr. lamb
- 50 young grape leaves
- 2 onions
- 1 bunch of cilantro
- 5 tbsp. spoons of rice
- 200 mg. sour cream
- 1 liter of water
- coriander (seeds)
- zira
- salt
Method of preparation: How to prepare dolma?To do this, the lamb must be washed, dried, and then chopped into small pieces. Do not chop the meat with a blender or put it through a meat grinder, as this will lose all the zest of this dish. Chop the cilantro and onions. Rinse the rice under cold water several times until the water becomes completely clear, and then pour boiling water over it for 20 minutes. Cut off the stems of the grape leaves, rinse well and dip in boiling water for 3 minutes. Then carefully remove the leaves and put them on a plate to cool. Drain the remaining water from the rice, add meat, onions and herbs to it. Combine all the spices in a mortar, and then add to the resulting mass. Mix thoroughly. Then put a little filling on the grape leaves for dolma and wrap in the same way as cabbage rolls. After that, put the dolma in a cast iron or simply very thick frying pan and pour in water with sour cream dissolved in it. Cover with a ceramic plate on top, put a lid on and put on the fire. Dolma from grape leaves is ready! Enjoy your meal!
