Iraqi style Dolma
Iraqi style Dolma

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Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes common in the Middle East and surrounding regions including the Balkans, the Caucasus, Russia and Central Asia. And since Iraqi Dolma is, perhaps, the single most important Iraqi dish in the diaspora, we easily chose it. For me, Dolma has been a vital way in which I connect to my Iraqi heritage. Iraqi Style Dolma - How to Make Iraqi Style Dolma.

Iraqi style Dolma is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Iraqi style Dolma is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have iraqi style dolma using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Iraqi style Dolma:
  1. Make ready 1 cup rice
  2. Take 1/4 kilo lamb mince (chicken or beef mince can also be used)
  3. Get 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  4. Make ready 2 TSP salt
  5. Take Optional: spices, such as cumin & coriander powder, chilli etc
  6. Take 1/3 block dried tamarind soaked in 1 cup of boiling water
  7. Make ready 6 Tomatoes
  8. Make ready 2 small red peppers
  9. Get 1 courgette
  10. Make ready 2 medium onions
  11. Take 20 Large spinach leaves

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Instructions to make Iraqi style Dolma:
  1. First, strain tamarind through a sieve using a spoon to rub the pulp through. Reserve.
  2. RICE: mix rice with the salt, garlic, mince and ½ of the strained tamarind juice, and spices if using.
  3. TOMATOES & PEPPERS: cut tops so not completely removed, but remain as a lid flap. Scoop out centres. Chop up tomato centres and add to rice mix.
  4. COURGETTE: cut courgette into half or thirds. Scoop out centres. Chop up the centres and add to rice mix.
  5. ONIONS: before peeling the onions, bash and roll the onions on a hard surface to soften the layers. Top and tail. Then cut a slit lengthways just to the centre of each onion. Carefully pull the layers apart.
  6. Half fill each vegetable with the rice mix. Layer the veg into a rice cooker or pot first putting the peppers and courgettes, then onions and tomatoes and finely the spinach. Ensure the veg is snuggly arranged. Any spare rice mix can be tucked into gaps between the veg and laid over the top.
  7. Mix the remaining tamarind water with 1 cup of water and pour over the veg. (Water should reach halfway up the pot. It doesn't need to cover the veg.) Turn on rice cooker and let it cook till it turns off. Allow to sit for a further 10mins or so.
  8. Serve with plain or minted yogurt, and/or some hummus.

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