Tutorial: how to make the traditional Azeri dish Dolma

Recipe for Dolma, as recommended by chef Elmin Sharifov, from Baku’s Ay Qonshu restaurant.

Ingredients:

Lamb – 400 g

Grape leaves – 300 g

Rice – 70 g

Coriander leaves – 30 g

Mint leaves – 30 g

Onion – 150 g

Water – 1.5 cups

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Run the lamb and onions through a mincer, add rice, chopped leaves, salt and pepper, then mix by hand.

Wrap small rolls of meat into the grape leaves and place into a casserole dish.

Add water and place on small fire for about one hour.