RAMADAN 2024 VLOG MAKING WARAK ENAB (GRAPE LEAVES)

2024-03-15 · YouTube · Foodie Beauty · 16 min

Chantal (Foodie Beauty) films a Ramadan 2024 vlog showing how she makes Warak Enab (stuffed grape leaves/dolma). She soaks basmati rice, sautés onion and tomato with olive oil, adds tomato paste and spices (cinnamon, dry dill, cumin, salt, pepper), mixes in the soaked rice as stuffing, and demonstrates rolling the grape leaves for the first time. She lines a pot with tomato and potato, arranges the rolled grape leaves, weights them with imperfect leaves and a plate, covers with water, simmers, then finishes with a sauce made from water, pomegranate molasses, and sugar. After cooking she breaks her fast, tastes the grape leaves and potatoes on camera, praises the flavors, and encourages viewers to try them. The video includes casual vlogging moments with a cat (Yela), references to shawarma places in Canada, and short promotional Cameo remarks at the start.

Video guide

  1. 0:03 — Intro and Cameo promotion
  2. 1:39 — Beginning Warak Enab prep (ingredients, soaking rice)
  3. 2:01 — Sautéing vegetables, adding tomato paste and spices
  4. 2:43 — Preparing stuffing and rinsing rice
  5. 2:58 — Cutting vegetables and lining pot
  6. 5:14 — Rolling grape leaves (first attempt)
  7. 9:13 — Assembling and layering grape leaves in pot
  8. 13:03 — Cooking instructions and adding sauce
  9. 14:07 — Finished dish taste test and iftar
  10. 16:23 — Outro and thank you

People, places, food, and other named details

  • Person — Salah: Mentioned spouse/partner who tastes/enjoys the dish; appears in conversation but does not speak on camera in transcript.
  • Pet — Yela: Cat present during the vlog; addressed by speaker.
  • Pet — Hat: A cat referenced as reacting during filming; name recognition somewhat uncertain from transcript context.
  • Food — Warak Enab: Stuffed grape leaves (dolma); primary dish prepared, cooked, and tasted on camera.
  • Food — basmati rice: Soaked and rinsed rice used in the stuffing mixture.
  • Food — onion: Chopped and sautéed for the stuffing.
  • Food — tomato: Diced and sautéed with onion; also used to line the bottom of the pot and as leftover for tomato sandwiches.
  • Food — tomato paste: Added to the sautéed vegetables to reduce acidity.
  • Food — olive oil: Used to sauté the onions and tomato.
  • Food — spices (cinnamon, dry dill, cumin, salt, pepper): Seasonings added to the stuffing mixture.
  • Food — potatoes: Sliced and layered in the bottom of the pot to absorb sauce and weight the grape leaves.
  • Food — pomegranate molasses sauce: Finishing sauce: recipe stated as one cup water, two tablespoons pomegranate molasses, two tablespoons sugar poured over cooked rolls.
  • Food — tomato sandwiches: Mentioned as a use for leftover tomatoes.

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