2. Traditional Armenian Dolma is considered to
be one of the jewels of Armenian cuisine.
Dolma is made of minced meat, onion, rice,
different types of spices all mixed together.
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3. Grape leaves dolma is a very respectable dish in
Armenian families.
Armenian housewives usually decorate New
Year festive tables with this dish, serving to
special guests.
The preparation requires work, but the reward
is a worthy payoff.
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4. How to prepare grape leaves dolma
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5. The following ingredients are necessary to
prepare grape leaves dolma:
1 kg minced meat (you may also add 200 grams pork fat)
3 onions
1 cup round rice
150 g butter
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon salt
black pepper and cayenne (depending on taste)
greens – basil, savory, parsley, coriander, dill
1 kg grape leaves
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6. Take 1 kg minced meat,
add 3 minced or chopped
onions, 1 cup of round
rice, 150 grams butter, 1
tablespoon tomato paste,
and 1 tablespoon salt,
black pepper and cayenne,
depending on taste. Add
some dried basil, savory,
and chopped coriander,
parsley, and dill to the
meat. Add half a cup of
warmish water to the mass
and knead until well
mixed. Leave the meat to
“rest” for a few minutes.
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7. To prepare raw grape leaves,
bring half a gallon of water to
a boil and add salt to it. Put
the grape leaves in the boiling
water for about 15 min.
Take them off carefully, put
them in a cold-water bath, and
let them soak.
Armenian housewives use
those grape leaves during the
whole autumn, winter and
early spring.
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8. Open grape leaves
carefully, put one
teaspoon of stuffing
on it and roll up cigar-
like.
After putting some
grape leaves on the
bottom of the pan,
arrange dolmas on
them.
Add some water to
cover dolmas, add two
teaspoons of oil and
put the pan on a gas
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9. Dolma is usually
ready when the rice
has been
thoroughly cooked.
Grape leaves dolma
with matsuni with
garlic is much
tastier.
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