Yalanji Recipe - How to make Yalanji

Recipe for yalanji (Stuffed Vine Leaves) - learn how to make delicious yalanji and bring the taste of middle eastern cuisine to your kitchen. Yummy Lebanese side dish!!

Ingredients

• 500g vine leaves fresh or (a packet of vine leaves kept in salted wter)
• 1 1/2 cup rice washed
• 1 cup parsley chopped
• 1/2 cup mint leaves chopped
• 4 small tomatoes chopped
• 4 spring onions chopped with their greens
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 3/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 potatoes sliced
• salt & pepper

Preparation

• Dip the vine leaves in boiling water for 1 minute, remove and put aside. Then, mix the rice with the herbs, onions, tomatoes, lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper. Open the vine leaves on a board one at a time. Put 1 tablespoon of the mixture on each, fold in 2 sides then roll as a small cigar. Repeat until finish all the leaves or the stuffing.
• Place the sliced potatoes in the bottom of a saucepan, then put the stuffed leaves on top, cover with water. Use a plate to fit inside the saucepan as a lid, to stop the vine leaves from opening. Cook on slow heat for about 1 hour when the leaves are well cooked. Serve cold.