| 1 | tb | Olive oil, or more |
| 2 | lg | Onions, diced |
| 1 | tb | Sugar |
| 1/2 | ts | Dried thyme, crumbled |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground ginger |
| 1/4 | ts | Ground allspice |
| 1/8 | ts | Cayenne |
| 2 | | Garlic cloves, minced |
| 1 1/4 | c | Vegetable broth, or beef broth |
| 1 | lg | Eggs |
| 3/4 | c | Buckwheat groats (kasha), medium grain |
| 12 | oz | Cabbage, leaves separated, or medium-large |
| 16 | oz | No-salt-added whole tomatoes, canned in puree, coarsely chopped |
| 14 1/2 | oz | Stewed red ripe tomatoes, canned |
| 1/2 | c | Fresh orange juice |
| 1 | tb | Tomato paste |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | ts | Freshly ground black pepper |
| 1/2 | c | Egg substitute |
| 3 | tb | Fresh dill weed, snipped, plus additional for garnish |
| | Sour cream, optional |