Preparing : Wash the vine
leaves and remove the coarse stems. Put the water
and a teaspoon of salt in a pot. Bring to boil
and add half of the leaves. Simmer them for 4-5
minutes, turning over once. Simmer the other half
in similar fashion. Measure the cooking liquid
and complete it to 2 3/4 cups and set aside. Peel
the onions, wash and chop finely, place in pot
together with oil and nuts, cover and sautè for
20 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally.
Stir a few time with the lid removed so that the
nuts are browned. Wash and drain the rice and
add to the pot and stir a couple of times. Add
the remaining salt, sugar and the 1 ¾ cups of
the hot cooking liquid, stir and sprinkle with
currants. Simmer it on first medium and then low
heat for 10-15 minutes, until all the liquid is
reduced. Wash the parsley and the dill and remove
the stems and chop finely. Add them to the cooked
rice together with mint, spices and the lemon
juice and leave covered for 10 minutes. Place
the vine leaves so that the side with veins face
inside when wrapped. Place the prepared filling
to one side, fold the side edges over he filling
and then wrap it. Cover the bottom of a shallow
saucepan with vine leaves and the removed parsley
and dill stems and place the wrapped vine leaves
over them. Place a heat-proof flat plate over
the leave wraps (dolmas). Heat the remaining boiling
liquid and add to the pan slowly, pouring from
the edge of the dolmas. Cover and simmer over
low heat for 50 minutes. Transfer to a serving
dish when cool, and garnish with lemon slices.
Good Apetite.