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MANTI RECIPE

This is one of the most traditional dishes in Tatar cuisine. Small dumplings with meat filling are cooked in broth and served as a main dish. It may also be served as a dumpling soup (with its own broth). The origin of MANTI goes back to Central Asia. Dumplings of different shape and size are are made in various regions of the Turkic world. For example, MANTI and the Uzbeki "chuchvara" are similar to the dumplings prepared by Volga Tatars and called "pilmen." In Crimean Tatar dialect, the dumpling soup is referred to as "kashik börek" and the dish of dumplings (also Turkish "manti") as "tabak börek."

INGREDIENTS


Dough

2 cups wheat flour
1 egg
½ cup water
½ teaspoon salt

Filling

½ pounds ground beef or lamb (225 grams)
(traditionally minced meat)
1 small onion
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Optional

Beef broth for cooking the dumplings
Yogurt or sour cream


Note: One cup in U.S. measurements corresponds to 2.5 deciliters in the metric system.

DIRECTIONS

Sift 2 cups of flours into a bowl and add salt. Beat the egg and mix in the water. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the egg mixture. Mix well and knead the dough until it is smooth. Divide the dough into two balls, and set them aside, covered with a towel for 30 minutes or longer.

To prepare the filling, grate or finely chop the onion. Add to the meat with salt and pepper.

On a flat surface sprinkled with flour, roll out each ball of dough into a round layer about 1/16 inch or 1 mm thick. Using a cookie cutter or a glass, cut out round pieces about 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter (4-5 cm). Place 1/2 teaspoon filling on each round piece and fold one half of the dough over the other half so as to form half-moons. Seal the edges. Take the two ends, overlap, and press gently.

Cook the dumplings in boiling water or broth for about 10 minutes or until the edges of te dumpling appears translucent but still firm. Generally, dumplings are served in the broth as a soup, and yogurt or sour cream may be added to individual bowls. If a dish of dumplings is preferred, then remove them carefully from the boiling pot with a slotted spoon and serve with melted butter, yogurt or sour cream.

[brother]

Pastry with ground meat and yoghurt (Manti)



Ingredients: 450 cal (6 servings)
· 2 1/3 glasses flour
· 1/3 glass flour(for the pastry)
· 2/5 glass water
· 1 egg yolk
· 1/2 tablespoon salt
· 6 glasses meat broth
Ground meat:
· 200 gr. ground meat
· 3 onions
· salt
· black pepper
Sauce:
· 4 tablespoons margarine
· 400 gr. yoghurt
· 1 teaspoon red pepper
· 5 cloves of garlic
Sift the flour, spread it over the rolling board, and make a well in the centre and add the egg, egg yolk, water and salt. Knead them well together until dough is formed. Cover with a wet cloth and allow standing for an hour. After an hour, place the dough onto lightly floured surface, sprinkle flour over the dough around the rolling pin and start rolling evenly again until it becomes a thin layer. Add sliced onions, 2 teaspoons black pepper and a pinch of salt to the ground meat, knead for 2 minutes, do not cook. Cut the pastry into squares of 4-5 cm. widths. Spread some of the prepared filling onto each square, cover by bringing together the 4 edges and sealing together.
Pour the broth into saucepan, allow it to boil, add the prepared and filled pastries. Cook on a moderately hot temperature with the lid closed until the pastries grow larger and become softer. After cooking, put into a serving dish and first pour over the yoghurt and crushed garlic mixture, then over that pour the mixture of 2 tablespoons of melted margarine and red pepper. Now your delicious manti is ready for serving.




THIS IS AN ALTERNATIVE RECIPE THAT HAS BEEN USED BY US

[detailer]

Brother, I wish you were a woman and my wife. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[brother]

Thanks for the compliment detailer :lol: But most of the cooking is done by my wonderful wife Mrs.Brother, i just find recipes and help her through the process, once she has made it a couple of times and can do it on her own i get banned from the kitchen (says i make too much mess) but i must add i do love my food and can cook most dish's no problem. :wink:

[Xenos 2Fan]

Brother:

You should have been here last night. Mu Aunt is visiting for a few weeks and she made this for me. This is my all time favorite Turkish food. I like with the broth and the yogurt sauce with garlic.

[brother]

My mouth is watering, i especially love the yoghurt and garlic one, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :D

[Xenos 2Fan]

Helal olsun gardesh!

Translation:May it be kosher? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[brother]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: