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Cabbage dolma with chestnuts (kələm dolması)

Cabbage dolma with chestnuts (kələm dolması)

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Stuffed cabbage leaves in an Azerbaijani style: ground lamb, rice, chickpeas, chestnuts, tomato, and cilantro, simmered in broth and seasoned with a sweet…

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Recipe from Joseph, Selahattin ilhan, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This recipe is a classic of Belgian cuisine. Rice and cabbage is a comforting dish that is made with simple but flavorful ingredients.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$4.35 $4.35 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

1 people
  • $1.55
  • $0.06
  • $0.03
  • $0.03
  • $0.55
  • $1.05
  • $0.64
  • $0.01
  • $0.00
  • $0.07
  • $0.01
  • $0.35

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the onion and mix it with the ground meat. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add the rice, soaked chickpeas, peeled and chopped chestnuts, chopped tomatoes, chopped cilantro, chopped pepper, and salt, and mix well. ≈ 10 min
  3. Bring a pot of water to a boil, then blanch the cabbage for a few minutes to soften the leaves and make them easier to separate.
  4. Fill each slice of pastry with the filling and roll it up. ≈ 10 min
  5. Line the bottom of a saucepan with cabbage leaves, arrange the dolmas on top, and cover with broth.
  6. Let the mixture simmer over low heat. Towards the end of cooking, add the sugar (or pekmez) and the vinegar.
  7. Sprinkle with cinnamon before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Cabbage dolma with chestnuts (kələm dolması)

  • 162 g of ground lamb$1.55
  • 20 grams of rice$0.06
  • 10 g of soaked chickpeas$0.03
  • 15 grams of onion$0.03
  • 50 g of chestnuts$0.55
  • 15 g of fresh cilantro$1.05
  • 50 g of tomatoes$0.64
  • 10 g of grape vinegar (or 2g of citric acid)$0.01
  • 5 g of sugar (or 15g of pekmez)$0.00
  • black pepper$0.07
  • salt$0.01
  • Meat broth$0.35

Total$4.35

that's $4.35 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 162 g of ground lamb
  • 20 grams of rice
  • 10 g of soaked chickpeas
  • 15 grams of onion
  • 220 g of cabbage
  • 50 g of chestnuts
  • 15 g of fresh cilantro
  • 50 g of tomatoes
  • 10 g of grape vinegar (or 2g of citric acid)
  • 5 g of sugar (or 15g of pekmez)
  • A pinch of cinnamon
  • black pepper
  • salt
  • Meat broth

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