Iraqi Dolma My Way

Name: Iraqi Dolma My Way
Ingredients: 1 bunch Swiss chard leaves only; 2.2 lbs zucchini (about 1 kg); 2.2 lbs potatoes (about 1 kg); 4 onions; 4 large carrots; 1 large cucumber; 4 tomatoes; 1 cup lemon juice (about 240 ml); 1 quart water (about 1 liter) for boiling Swiss chard leaves; Water as needed for cooking; For the filling:; 4 cups rice (about 800 grams); 7 oz ground beef (about 200 grams); 1 bunch parsley; 2 tomatoes; 1 cucumber; 1 handful fresh mint; 1 head garlic; 1 onion; Pinch salt and seven spice blend

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Iraqi Dolma My Way

Wasafat_loulou @wasafat_loulou

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Ingredients

1 bunchSwiss chard leaves only
2.2 lbszucchini (about 1 kg)
2.2 lbspotatoes (about 1 kg)
4onions
4large carrots
1large cucumber
4tomatoes
1 cuplemon juice (about 240 ml)
1 quartwater (about 1 liter) for boiling Swiss chard leaves
Water as needed for cooking
For the filling:
4 cupsrice (about 800 grams)
7 ozground beef (about 200 grams)
1 bunchparsley
2tomatoes
1cucumber
1 handfulfresh mint
1 headgarlic
1onion
Pinchsalt and seven spice blend

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Steps

1

Soak the rice for 30 minutes. Finely blend the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and parsley, then add to the rice.
2

Wash all the vegetables thoroughly.
3

Hollow out the zucchini, potatoes, and carrots.
4

Boil the Swiss chard leaves. Stuff the vegetables with the rice filling. For onions, cut them in half, boil briefly, separate the layers, and stuff each layer. (You can find my onion stuffing method in my other recipes, but I prefer my first method here.)
5

Cut some potatoes and carrots to place in the center of the pot.
6

Arrange the stuffed vegetables in the pot.
7

Place the stuffed vegetables in the center of the pot and cover with Swiss chard leaves.
8

It's a bit of work, but it turned out delicious.
9

Add the blended vegetable mixture, lemon juice, water, and 1 small cup vegetable oil to the pot. Cover with a plate and cook over heat until done.
10

After it boils, reduce to low heat.
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Enjoy! I really liked it, but I don't recommend stuffing cucumber—it didn't turn out well. I only tried one cucumber just to see.
12

Serve as you like. You can add any other vegetables for stuffing. Hope you try it!