Ingredients
For dolma:
- 1 kg Beef
- 300 gram Onion
- 150 gram Rice
- 1 bunch Cilantro
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- Zira to taste
- Grape leaf
For the sauce:
- 200 gram Dried plum
- 200 gram Dried apricots
- 200 ml Tomato sauce
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add finely chopped or chopped onion in a blender /meat grinder to the minced meat.
- Add the washed rice.
- Season with salt and spices, add chopped coriander (unfortunately, I have no it this time, so I added dry herbs). Knead well.
- Wrap the minced meat in grape leaves (put the minced meat on the matte side of the leaf).
- Here is the work with dolma.
- Put a layer of dolma in a frying pan.
- Put some prunes and dried apricots on top. It is better to take sour dried fruits.
- Repeat the application of layers until you wrap the entire dolma. Pour in thick tomato juice.
- You can use diluted tomato paste or chopped tomatoes in their own juice.
- Add enough boiling water to cover the entire dolma. Put the pan on the fire, bring to a boil, add a little salt.
- Cook on low heat for 40-60 minutes (depending on the hardness of the grape leaves). Serve dolma with matsun, kefir or low-fat sour cream, adding crushed garlic and chopped herbs. Enjoy your meal!