Etli Yaprak Sarma

Name: Etli Yaprak Sarma
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 30–35 Grape Leaves; 250 g Ground Lamb; ½ cup Rice; 2 Tomato (grated); 1 Onion (finely chopped); 2 cloves Garlic (crushed); ½ bunch Parsley (chopped); ¼ bunch Mint (chopped); 4 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tbsp Tomato Paste; 2 tbsp Lemon Juice; 1 tsp Salt; ½ tsp Black Pepper; 1 cup Water; 3 tbsp Olive Oil

Chef DefneKitchen Studio chef · October 20, 2026

30 minPrep

45 minCook

2Servings

350 kcalCalories

Calories are an AI estimate, for information only.

Ingredients · 15

2 servings

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Main Ingredients

Grape Leaves30–35
Ground Lamb250 g
Rice½ cup

For the Filling

Tomatograted2
Onionfinely chopped1
Garliccrushed2 cloves
Parsleychopped½ bunch
Mintchopped¼ bunch
Olive Oil4 tbsp
Tomato Paste1 tbsp
Lemon Juice2 tbsp
Salt1 tsp
Black Pepper½ tsp

Cooking Liquid

Water1 cup
Olive Oil3 tbsp

Method · 6 steps

1
Boil the grape leaves in hot water for 5 minutes, then drain.
2
For the filling, in a bowl, thoroughly mix the ground meat, rice, grated tomatoes, finely chopped onion, crushed garlic, parsley, mint, 4 tbsp olive oil, tomato paste, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper.
3
Place some of the filling into each grape leaf and roll them up like a cigarette pastry (sigara böreği).
4
Arrange the rolled grape leaves side by side in a pot.
5
Add 1 cup of water, 3 tbsp of olive oil, and optionally a little more lemon juice over them.
6
Cover the pot and cook on low heat for 40-45 minutes.