Stuffed Kale

Ingredients for Stuffed Kale

• 1 bunch of kale
• Half a pack of baking soda
• 2 cups of rice
• 10 leaves of fresh basil
• half a bunch of dill
• 2 medium red onions
• Olive oil
• Spices:Dried basil, black pepper, sumac, turmeric, ginger, mint, red hot cayenne pepper, salt (you can flavor it with any amount of spices you want, you can also use any other spice you like.)
• Half tablespoon of chili paste
• 4 teaspoons of hot water

How to Make Stuffed Kale?

• Karahalanalar are put into boiling water. It is cooked for 3-4 minutes by adding baking soda (for the blackened to be greener). Cooked kale is kept in cold water.
• For the stuffing: Put olive oil in the pot. When it gets a little hot, diced onions are added and mixed.
• Stir from time to time until the color turns pink. Add rice and continue mixing. Spices are added.
• The bottom of the pot is closed. Thinly chopped basil and dill are added (the reason for adding later is not to lose its vitality).
• A leaf is taken from the cooled black cabbage, the stem is separated and the inner material is put in the middle of the leaf and the wrapping process is done.
• The same process is applied to the other leaves. When the wrapping process is finished, the separated stalks are put in the pot.
• For the top of the wraps we put in the pot: Put tomato paste and hot water on a plate. Stir until the paste is crushed. It is poured on the wrap.
• Sprinkle some salt and olive oil on the wrap. A plate is placed on it (so that the leaves do not fall apart), the lid is closed and it is left to cook on the low setting of the stove.
• It is served hot.