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1 MIN / 5 NOV 2026

Yarpaq Dolması: Azerbaijani Stuffed Grape Leaves in 1 Hour | One-Minute Dish

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Yarpaq dolması in one minute: Azerbaijani grape leaves folded into little squares around beef, rice, onion and mint, then simmered. 1 hour, 4 steps. Full recipe, every amount and step photos: https://dadzcooking.com/recipes/yarpaq-dolmasi Plan ahead: the night before, move 500 g of ground beef (I grind it with the onion) from the freezer to the fridge. The 4 steps 1. Mix: rinse the grape leaves, then mix the beef, onion, washed short-grain rice, mint, salt and pepper by hand. 2. Fold: a spoonful on each leaf, bottom up, sides in, then roll it into a neat little square. 3. Simmer: pack them tight in a pot, seam side down, press a plate on top, add water to just cover and simmer about 40 minutes, until the rice inside is soft. 4. Serve: warm, with garlic yogurt on the side. One-Minute Dish: one dish, one minute, every week. Sources UNESCO, Dolma making and sharing tradition (Azerbaijan, 2017): https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/dolma-making-and-sharing-tradition-a-marker-of-cultural-identity-01188 --- 🍲 Recipes and guides: https://dadzcooking.com 📬 A new dish every week: https://dadzcooking.com/newsletter 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/02KUmXRIIsiwWNO6zrMQGb ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dadzcooking 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dadzcooking/ 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dadzcooking ✖️ X: https://x.com/dadz_cooking Healthy eating isn't complicated. It's a matter of planning. I'm Rashad, dad of three boys, cooking real food from scratch.

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