Sarma

Sarma is our family tradition on special days, holidays and every event when the whole family is together. Here is the recipe of our sarma.

Make the filling

It takes

1. onion

broth (optional)

water

150 g bulgur

150 g rice

Chop finely and fry in tendzheta then add water and broth and allow to boil water. After that rice is first added and after 5 min the bulgur . If the water is not enough , you can add a little more.

Once the rice is ready to put in a large pot where added :

1-2 eggs

mint (if fresh even better )

black pepper

cheese

1-2 tablespoons chutney

Salt

Other spices that you like

Mix well .

 

Then in the bottom of the pan put  2-3 rows vine leaves . After being wound in the manner and Sarmite shown below in the clip.

Sarmite arrange in pan. Pour necessarily with olive oil, if you use normal oil sarma will become sour and leaes won’t be as soft as it would be with olive oil. One sugar and a little water, and place 2-3 rows of leaves  and put  a plate on top, so they wont open while boiling

Boil it for 20-30 minuties. 

Here in bulgaria we serve it with yorugt and garlic sause, but in Turkey mostly it is served with lemon slices.