Turkish Stuffed Peppers Recipe (Dolma) – Turkish Recipes

Ingredients for Turkish Stuffed Peppers Recipe (Dolma)

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 onions
• 2 tablespoons of pistachios
• 1.5 cups of rice
• 10 medium bell pepper
• 2 cups of hot water
• 1 medium tomato (for the topping)
• 1 tablespoon of currants
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon of mint
• 1/2 teaspoon of granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice

How to make the Turkish Stuffed Peppers Recipe (Dolma)?

• Put half a glass of olive oil in a large rice pot and roast together with 2 chopped onions until it turns pink.
• Add 2 tablespoons of pistachios and continue roasting.
• After the pistachios get the color, add 1.5 cups of washed rice and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Add 1 tablespoon of currants, 1 teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of black pepper, half a teaspoon of allspice, half a teaspoon of granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of mint and mix for the last time.
• Add 2 cups of hot water, cook for 7-8 minutes with the rice and then remove it from the stove.
• Carve the peppers, and remove their seeds (10-15 pieces of pepper). 
• Fill the prepared peppers with the rice you made.
• Arrange the stuffed pepper that you prepared perpendicular to the pot.
• Cover the tops of the peppers with cherry tomatoes that you cut in half.
• Fill the pot halfway with water and pour olive oil over them and close the lid.
• Cook the stuffing for about 30-35 minutes, until the cooking water is over, lower the heat for a couple of minutes.
• Serve warm or cold.
• Bon Appetit!

Serving recommendation of the Turkish Stuffed Peppers Recipe (Dolma)

You can serve it with lemon slices.