Name: Dolma (Iraqi)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: 30 leaves grape leaves; 6 medium onions; 4 medium tomatoes; 4 small bell peppers; 2 cups short-grain rice; 400 g ground lamb; 1 cup fresh parsley; 1/2 cup fresh dill; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 3 tbsp pomegranate molasses; 2 tbsp dried mint; 1 tbsp baharat; 2 tsp salt

1

Prepare vegetables: Cut tops off onions, hollow out leaving 2-3 outer layers; hollow tomatoes and peppers.

2

Mix rice, ground lamb, herbs, baharat, 1 tbsp each tomato paste and pomegranate molasses, salt.

3

Stuff all vegetables and roll grape leaves with filling.

4

Arrange in large pot: grape leaves on bottom, then layered stuffed vegetables.

5

Mix remaining tomato paste, pomegranate molasses, mint with 4 cups water. Pour over dolma.

6

Weight with a plate, cover. Simmer 2-2.5 hours until rice is tender.

7

Serve warm with cooking liquid.

Dolma (Iraqi)

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