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Iraqi Dolma

Name: Iraqi Dolma
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: 1 jar vine leaves, rinsed; 3 peppers, 3 courgettes, 2 onions (hollowed); For filling: 2 cups short-grain rice, 400g lamb mince, 2 tomatoes chopped, 1 onion grated, big handful parsley, big handful dill, 2 tbsp tomato paste, 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses, 1 tsp baharat, 80ml olive oil, salt; For broth: 1 can chopped tomatoes, juice of 2 lemons, 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses, 1 tbsp tomato paste, 500ml stock

Stuffed vine leaves, peppers, courgettes and onions filled with spiced rice and lamb, slow-cooked with tomato and pomegranate molasses.

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1 hrPrep

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1 hr 30 minCook

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6Serves

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Ingredients

1 jar vine leaves, rinsed
3 peppers, 3 courgettes, 2 onions (hollowed)
For filling: 2 cups short-grain rice, 400g lamb mince, 2 tomatoes chopped, 1 onion grated, big handful parsley, big handful dill, 2 tbsp tomato paste, 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses, 1 tsp baharat, 80ml olive oil, salt
For broth: 1 can chopped tomatoes, juice of 2 lemons, 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses, 1 tbsp tomato paste, 500ml stock

Instructions

Mix filling ingredients.
Stuff each vegetable and roll vine leaves loosely (rice expands).
Layer tightly in a deep pot, vine leaves on bottom.
Pour broth to barely cover; place a plate on top to keep submerged.
Simmer covered very gently 75-90 min.
Rest 15 min before unmoulding.

Tara’s tips

Loose stuffing — rice expands.
Plate keeps everything submerged.

Serving suggestions

Eat with yoghurt.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 4 days.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.