75 halal iraqi dolmas Recipes

grape leaves , preserved in salt water, basmati white rice, tomatoes, onion, finely chopped, extra virgin olive oil, salt, black pepper, sumak, dill, chopped, roasted pine nuts, juice of 2 lemons

ground lamb, yellow onion, chopped, fine sea salt, dried currants, chopped oregano, garlic, chopped, red potato (about 3/4 lb), peeled and chopped, chard, thick stems trimmed

basmati rice, saffron thread, rose water, oil (or ghee or butter), blanched slivered almond (don tsp leave these out please), onion, finely chopped, ground lamb or 275 g beef, baharat mixed spice (baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), sea salt , to taste, tomato paste (optional, see introduction ), raisins, chicken stock (i use emirati style yellow )

eggplants (large, the longer the better), ground meat (i prefer 1lb beef, 1lb lamb), onions (1 medium finely minced , 1 larger diced), garlic cloves (finely minced ), egg, tomatoes (large, firm ), tomato paste (can), beef (can) or 14 oz chicken stock (can), lemon juice, salt, pepper, turmeric (or curry powder), spices (any others you desire, i like cumin, coriander, etc.), oil (canola, vegetable, or olive)

eggplants, tomatoes, onion, garlic cloves, ground beef, potatoes, tomato paste, pepper, salt, corn oil

basmati rice, vegetable oil, salt, turmeric, water, dehydrated onion

white basmati rice, washed and soaked as much as needed depending on quality, water, sea salt , to taste, unsalted butter, divided (butter is essential, oil or margarine is not to be subbed here), whole cardamom pods, crushed slightly to open a bit, turmeric powder (it s really for colour), scant 1/2 cup date molasses (dibis tamar in middle eastern shops), balkan yogurt, to serve

cooking onion, olive oil, whole dried lime , pierced once with a skewer (loomi, not optional! it gives it s distinctive taste to this soup), tomato paste, garlic cloves, crushed, tomato, chopped, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, ground cumin, fresh cilantro, chopped, carrot, diced, yellow potato, diced, chicken stock (i use my own homemade), red lentil, rice vermicelli, broken up, lemon , a fresh squeeze for each serving (optional but delicious)

lamb shanks, cold water, dried lime (noomi, loomi, 1 strip of lemon rind may be used), onion, finely chopped, olive oil, baharat ( aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), turmeric, canned tomato puree (i always sweeten with 3/4 tbsp brown sugar), salt & pepper, raisins (optional, i recommend ), lemon , juice of (optional i think it just adds more to the flavor, which is good.)

oil, ground beef, onions, chopped, semolina, okra, ripe tomatoes, chopped, crushed garlic, baharat or 2 tbsp ground allspice ( is a spice mixture common to iraqi, egyptian and lebanese kitchens. you can find it in spice), salt, tomato paste, half lemon, sugar

flour, sugar, butter, orange flower water, water, dates, pitted, butter

lamb or 1 kg chicken, on the bone, whole wheat (called habb harees ) or 1 kg pearled durham wheat (called habb harees ), ghee (or traditional samen), salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, water , as needed, ground cinnamon, roasted ground cumin, whole bruised cardamom pods, cinnamon, sugar

white beans (navy beans, great northern , etc), tomato sauce, salt, water, fresh basil, cooked chicken