🇮🇷 Iran recipe
Dolmeh
Dolmeh is a cherished dish in Persian cuisine, featuring tender grape leaves carefully wrapped around a fragrant filling of rice, yellow split peas, fresh herbs, and warm spices. Unlike many Middle Eastern versions, Persian dolmeh is distinguished by its generous use of fresh herbs and the addition of split peas and sometimes ground meat, creating a more complex and aromatic filling. The rolls are simmered gently in a sweet-and-sour sauce that permeates every layer.
Prep1 hr 30 mins
Cook1 hr 45 mins
Serves6
Difficultyhard
Ingredients
- 50 grape leaves (fresh or jarred), rinsed and stems trimmed
- 200g basmati rice, rinsed and soaked for 30 minutes
- 100g yellow split peas, soaked for 1 hour
- 200g ground lamb or beef
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 80g fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 50g fresh mint, finely chopped
- 40g fresh dill, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 60ml fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 260
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 30 g
- Fat
- 11 g
