4 iraqi cardamom Recipes

all-purpose flour, ground cardamom, salt, baking powder, sugar, eggs, ground blanched almonds (about 10 oz.), rose water (optional) or orange blossom water (optional), dozen whole almonds

grape leaves, beef or 2 lbs lamb, minced, grain uncooked rice (basmati rice works best), tomato sauce, tomato paste, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, salt, black pepper, cumin, paprika, ground coriander, ground nutmeg, cinnamon, ground cardamom, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, canola oil, carrots, water

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