Dolma

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For 1 portion.

Ingredients:

• Minced mutton 400 gr
• Young grapevine leaves 160 gr
• Melted butter 40 gr
• Rice 120 gr
• Onions 80 gr
• Cress, fennel and mint 60 gr
• Yoghurt 80 gr
• Salt, pepper, cinnamon

Instructions:

• Mix the minced mutton and onions, add the rice, the chopped greens, salt and pepper.
• Stew the grapevine leaves in hot water. Put some 25 gr. of meat onto each leaf and wrap it.
• The wrapped dolmas should have a form of a ball or finger.
• Put them into a pot closely packed and add water until it covers the dolmas but not more.
• Allow them boil for some 1 hour.
• You can add yoghurt while eating.