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Dolma Sauce

A fresh, zesty yogurt sauce for dolma! Easy to make! Traditionally, dolma sauce is made with matsoni (a classic Caucasian fermented milk drink), but if you can't find it at your local store, you can use plain yogurt instead — which is exactly what we'll do today. In place of the khmeli-suneli, you can use finely chopped fresh cilantro. Shall we get started?

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 38 % 5 g
Fats 23 % 3 g
Carbohydrates 38 % 5 g
74 kcal
GI: 40 / 60 / 0
  • To thicken the yogurt (and you really do need thick yogurt for this sauce), it's best to strain it. It's easy to do. Take a small sieve and set it over a suitable container to catch the excess liquid draining from the yogurt. Line the sieve with cheesecloth folded into several layers. Pour the yogurt into the sieve, then gather up the ends of the cheesecloth and hang the bundle of yogurt over the container. An hour (or an hour and a half if the yogurt is very runny) of draining is plenty to get the yogurt to the right consistency. Transfer the thickened yogurt to a bowl. Peel the garlic and grate it on a fine grater (or press it through a garlic press). Add ground black pepper (freshly ground is ideal), khmeli-suneli, and salt. Stir everything together. Important! Don't whip the sauce — whipping will make it runny. The sauce is ready and can be served alongside the dolma. If the dolma isn't ready yet, refrigerate the sauce for now. Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Acidophilus milk 3.2% fat - 58  kcal/100g
  • Rastishka - 122  kcal/100g
  • Danone drinking yogurt - 76  kcal/100g
  • Agusha drinking yogurt - 87  kcal/100g
  • Actimel plain - 83  kcal/100g
  • Danone yogurt 2.2% fat - 96  kcal/100g
  • Mazhetel - 48  kcal/100g
  • Ehrmann full-fat yogurt - 152  kcal/100g
  • Yogurt 3.5% fat - 68  kcal/100g
  • Plain yogurt 1.5% fat - 48  kcal/100g
  • Fat-free milk yogurt - 38  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Khmeli-suneli - 417  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g

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