Dolma, Rice Wine Leaf Wrap

Usually in the month of Ramadan delicacies typical Middle Eastern dish so special. This food is usually enjoyed for Iftar. A rice wrapped in grape leaves. It was tasty, tasty with a unique scent. Want to try?
Dolma or dolmak derived from the Turkish language, which means filled or stuffed foodstuffs something. Dolma is one of the traditional foods from countries - countries of the Mediterranean.

In Turkey Dolma has two names, Yaprak Sarma and Dolma. In Turkey, called Dolma not rice seasoning wrapped in grape leaves. However, in the rice seasoning peppers or eggplant. Whereas if you call it with yaprak sarma, which is rice seasoning packet grape leaves.

Because, according to the Turkish yaprak sarma mean leaf and mean packs. While Dolma means the contents or filling. So, 'Dolma' has many meanings. Know the content can also be called Dolma. Dolma containing rice seasoning can be loaded into the peppers, eggplants, courgettes, mushrooms, red or green chili, and even goat's intestines.

However, of all materials used for packaging food, which leaves Dolma, Wine mostly found people in the Middle East. Indonesian people know as 'Dolma grape leaves' namely Dolma grape leaves are used as wrapping.

Dolma has a filler material in the form of beef or no beef. Dolma with meat, very tasty served warm with sauce, no meat while the Dolma (rice only) is usually served cold and was given other seasonings such as onion, parsley, mint leaves and spices as well as enhancements.
These foods are also no country - Mediterranean countries such as Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Morocco, Israel and countries - countries around the Mediterranean. Dolma also has another name that is Dolma, dolmades, or dolmates known in Prancis.

How to make it pretty easy, brown rice is still raw, spiced, wrapped in grape leaves and then steamed, so that leaves do not decompose or off can be weighted or tied. While the use of peppers or other vegetables, the center of dredged and filled vegetable rice and minced meat and steamed.

If you find Salma Yaprak Dolma or that it was a bit tasteless, usually eaten with extra yoghurt. As for the already savory can be eaten alone or mixed with minced meat, pesto (pine nuts), raisins, lime juice and others.