Dolma Iranian Style

Name: Dolma Iranian Style
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 40 preserved grape leaves, rinsed; 200g minced lamb; 150g short grain rice; 1 onion, grated; 50g dried barberries or cranberries; 50g walnuts, chopped; large bunch parsley and dill chopped; juice of 2 lemons; 3 tbsp olive oil

Rice-stuffed grape leaves, filled with herbs, dried fruits and ground lamb, then slow-steamed gently in lemon broth.

Total time

115 min

Prep

60 min

Cook

55 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Middle Eastern

Ingredients

40preserved grape leaves, rinsed

200gminced lamb

150gshort grain rice

1onion, grated

50gdried barberries or cranberries

50gwalnuts, chopped

large bunchparsley and dill chopped

juice of 2lemons

3 tbspolive oil

Instructions

Mix meat, rice, onion, herbs, barberries and walnuts. Season.

Place a tablespoon of filling on each leaf. Roll tightly.

Line a pot with extra leaves. Arrange rolls seam-down in tight layers.

Mix lemon juice, oil and 200ml water. Pour over. Weigh down with a plate.

Simmer 50 minutes until rice is cooked.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

236

Protein

3.4g

Fat

18.5g

Carbs

16.1g

Fiber

1.9g

Sodium

2mg

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