World Flavors Cookbook

Iraqi Dolma

Name: Iraqi Dolma
Cook time: 90 min
Cuisine: Iraq
Ingredients: Grape leaves, hollowed onions, baby zucchinis, bell peppers. Filling: ground beef/lamb, rice, herbs, tomato paste, baharat spice. Sauce: pomegranate molasses, tamarind paste, lemon juice. 1kg lamb ribs for the bottom.

A monumental dish of stuffed grape leaves, onions, peppers, and zucchini, flavored with pomegranate molasses and tamarind, layered with lamb ribs.

Cuisine: Iraq

Ingredients

Grape leaves, hollowed onions, baby zucchinis, bell peppers. Filling: ground beef/lamb, rice, herbs, tomato paste, baharat spice. Sauce: pomegranate molasses, tamarind paste, lemon juice. 1kg lamb ribs for the bottom.

Instructions

1. Mix filling ingredients. Stuff the vegetables and roll the grape leaves. 2. Place lamb ribs at the bottom of a large pot. 3. Layer the onions first, then other vegetables, and grape leaves on top. 4. Add the tamarind and pomegranate sauce. 5. Weight down with a plate and cook until liquid is absorbed and meat is tender. 6. Invert onto a large tray.