Ingredients

• 4 large firm tomatoes
• 1 cup - cooked rice
• 1/4 cup - raisins
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup - pine nuts / almonds / cashews
• 125 gms - ground lamb
• 1 tbsp - parsley, chopped
• 1 tsp - baharat spice (see preparation steps)
• 2 tbsp - grated cheese
• 2 tbsp - oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Stuffed tomato dolmas

• Cut the tops of the tomatoes and keep aside.
• Scoop out the flesh and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions till transparent. Add the baharat spice and meat and brown.
• Brown the pine nuts and then the raisins, cooked rice, parsley, salt, pepper and tomato pulp.
• Stir fry for several mins.
• Fill the tomatoes with this mixture, replace the tops and brush with oil and top with cheese.
• Place in a shallow baking dish and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 dig C.
• Serve hot with chicken or meat preparations.
• To make the baharat spice:
• 4 parts black pepper
• 4 parts paprika
• 1 part coriander
• 1 part cinnamon
• 1 part cumin
• 1 part cloves
• 1 part nutmeg
• 1 part ginger
• 1 part green cardamom
• Dry roast and grind all the ingredients to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container.