Mama Nawal’s Warak 3enab bil Zeit
(Grape Leaves w/Olive Oil)
Ingredients:
2 cups sweet rice or Egyptian rice
½ cup chopped parsley
1 medium sized chopped onion
½ cup chopped cilantro
½ cup chopped tomato
1 tsp maggi powder
1 tsp mixed spices (all spice)
2 tsp Dried coriander whole seeds
1 tsp cardamom
4 tsp olive oil
1 tsp lemon pepper
2 peeled potatoes and sliced potatoes
5 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp mint powder
1 Jar grape leaves
1
Grind Coriander and cardamom
2 Soak the rice in water while you chop the cilantro,
parsley, tomato and onion.
3 Mix all ingredients (except potatoes and grape
leaves) in a bowl, creating the stuffing
4 Soak grape leaves in water and pull it out one
at a time.
5 Line the bottom of the pot with the sliced
potatoes.
Lay the leaf facing up and place 1 tsp of
stuffing ¼ of the way down on the leaf. Fold the bottom over the stuffing and
begin to roll the leaf. Tuck in the edges as you roll.
Line the rolled leaves around the pot.
8 Set a plate on top of the leaves and cover with
a weight, preferably the empty grape leaves jar filled with water. This
prevents the leaves from unrolling while they cook.
9 Fill water to cover the leaves. It should show
about a half inch over the cover plate. Add 1 tsp of lemon juice to the broth.
1 Once
it boils turn it to medium. Let it cook on medium for 2 hours.
1 When
the water dries add one cup of water. You will need to do this twice. Once the
water dries the second time the leaves are done.
