Dolmas a la Ganja

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 onions, minced
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoon fresh peppermint
• 1 tablespoon Fennel seed powder
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 16 to 18 vine leaf.
• 3 ounce of Ganja oil
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions

1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions until tender. Stir in rice and hot water to cover. Cover and simmer until rice is half cooked, about 10 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and stir in tomato paste, pine nuts, cinnamon, ,fresh peppermint,fennel seed powder,
   allspice and cumin. Let mixture cool down.
3. Rinse grape leaves in warm water; drain and cut off any stems. Place about 1 teaspoon of the cooled rice mixture in the center of a leaf. Fold in the sides and then roll into a cigar shape. Place in pyrex pan. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
4. In the pyrex pan, put all the Dolmas
5. Pour in just enough chicken broth to reach the bottom of the first layer of dolmas. Cover and simmer over low heat for 30 to 45 minutes, or until rice is totally cooked. Check the chicken broth level often and add more as necessary.