Ingredients

• 1/2 kg of cabbage
• 4 carrots
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 large tomatoes
• 1 spoon tomato mash (puree)
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• Lemon rind of one lemon
• 1/2 cup of rice
• 200 grams greek yogurt (strained)
• 1 Pinch of Paprika (for the sauce)
• 1 spoon of olive oil (for the sauce)
• 1/2 cup of olive oil

Instructions

• Rinse the cabbage and chop it finely.
• Clean the carrots and grate them.
• Put on a blender the tomatoes, the tomato puree, the onion, salt, pepper, garlic cloves and sugar and blend until a pulp is created.
• Heat the olive oil on a saucepan and pour the tomato mixture into it. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Pour the cabbage, the carrot and the lemon rind into the saucepan and let the vegetables become tender by simmering for 10 minutes. No need to add water.
• Then rinse the rice and pour it into the saucepan. Stir, add 1 cup of water and the it become tender.
• Add more water if required.
• In the meantime prepare the yogurt sauce by mixing the yogurt with one spoon of olive oil and paprika.
• Cool and serve with yogurt sauce