Steamed Dolmas

steamed dolmas

Grape leaves are filled with a mixture of rice, onions, currants, pine nuts, mint and spices then gently steamed. Serve chilled, as is traditional, or warm. Here Dolmas (stuffed grape leaves origin from middle east) are prepared with cabbage leaves and slightly roasted in olive oil.

Ingredients

Cumin seeds                             ½ tsp

Steamed rice                             1 cup

Black raisins                             1 tbsp

Salt                                           to taste

Crushed black pepper                 to taste

Tomato sauce                           1 cup

Cinnamon powder                      1 pinch

Lemon juice                              1 tsp

Chopped dill leaves                    1 tbsp

Cabbage leaves                         2 nos.

Oil                                            to roast

For garnish

Tomato sauce                           as required

Cinnamon powder                      as required

Black onion seeds                     1 pinch

Soya leaves                               as required

Method

To prepare filling

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin and stir.

Then ass steamed rice and mix well.

add rice 

Add black raisins and mix well.

add black raisins in rice

Add salt, crushed black pepper and tomato sauce and mix well.

add tomato sauce in rice

Then add cinnamon powder, lemon juice in it and cook well.

add spices in filling 

Add chopped dill leaves and mix well.

add chopped dill leaves into filling 

To prepare roll

Now cut the middle portion of cabbage.

cut cabbage leaves at middle 

Then put the filling on it and roll it.

put filling on cabbage leave 

Heat oil in a pan, put the rolls on it and slightly roast them all sides.

roast the dolmas

Remove and cut the roasted dolmas.

cut one dolma

Now decorate tomato sauce on a serving plate and place the dolmas on it.

place the dolmas on sauce

Then sprinkle the cinnamon powder and black onion seeds and garnish with soya leaves.

garnish dolmas