Simple Sarma

Name: Simple Sarma
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 7 h
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 lemons, 1 sliced and 1 cut into half-wedges; 3 teaspoons ground allspice; about 40 vine or small silverbeet (Swiss chard) leaves, plus about 10 for the cooking process; about 40 vine or small silverbeet (Swiss chard) leaves, plus about 10 for the cooking process; about 40 vine or small silverbeet (Swiss chard) leaves, plus about 10 for the cooking process; 2 tablespoons caster (superfine) sugar; 160 g (5¾ oz/1 cup) currants; 240 g (8½ oz/generous 1 cup) medium-grain rice; 160 g (5¾ oz/1 cup) sour cherries, pitted (optional); 160 g (5¾ oz/1 cup) pine nuts; 3 large onions, chopped; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) olive oil, plus extra for baking

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
7 hr

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) olive oil, plus extra for baking
3

Asia
Turkey
Main course
Vegan
Gluten-free
Istanbul

Method

Heat the 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and pine nuts, an