Warak Enab Bi Zeit or Vegan Stuffed Grape leaves

Name: Warak Enab Bi Zeit or Vegan Stuffed Grape leaves
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 cups of rice, short grain; 500 grams of grape leaves.; 2 onions, finely chopped.; 3 cloves of crushed garlic.; 1 cup of mint, finely chopped.; 3 cups of chopped parsley.; 3 tomatoes finely chopped.; 2 teaspoons of salt.; 1/2 a teaspoon of All spice.; 1/2 a cup of pomegranate molasses.; 1/4 cup of lemon juice.; 1 cup and a quarter of olive oil.; 1 teaspoon of seven spices.; Water as desire

7 steps

Prep:40minCook:1h

This is a Vegan recipe for Stuffed Grape leaves cooked with olive oil and pomegranate molasses. It’s one of the many delicious Lebanese Mezze (appetizers). Also it’s called “Yalanji” in some other countries, and it is served cold as an appetizer in all restaurants.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:31:21 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories772.7 kcal (39%)

Total Fat40.7 g (58%)

Carbs93.4 g (36%)

Sugars13.2 g (15%)

Protein11.8 g (24%)

Sodium869.8 mg (43%)

Fiber12.8 g (46%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 cupsrice

short grain

500 gramsgrape leaves

3 clovesgarlic

1 cupmint

3 cupsparsley

2 teaspoonssalt

½ teaspoonAll spice

½ cuppomegranate molasses

¼ cupLemon juice

1 cupolive oil

1 teaspoonseven spices

Water

as desire

Instructions

Step 1

Wash the rice well, then soak it in warm water for a period of 30 minutes.

Step 2

Drain the rice well and put it in a large bowl, then the onion, garlic, mint, tomatoes, salt, pepper and mixed spices to the bowl and mix the ingredients well.

Step 3

Wash the grape leaves with warm water, then halve them.

Step 4

We put a tablespoon of the filling inside each leaf, then close it on both sides and roll it well. Repeat the process until all ingredients are finished.

Step 5

Arrange the rolled grape leaves in a saucepan, then place a plate on top of the grape leaves to keep it tight up.

Step 6

In a bowl, mix pomegranate molasses, oil and lemon juice, and pour this mixture over the grape leaves. (Add water to cover the plate by 1 cm).

Step 7

Cook the grape leaves on high heat for 30 minutes, then reduce the heat to low, cover the saucepan and cook for another 30 minutes on a low heat.