Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Perfect Manti (Persian dumpling)

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Manti in Central Asian cuisines are usually larger in size. They are steamed in a multi-level metal steamer called mantovarka, mantyshnitsa (Russian terms for manti cooker), manti- kazan or manti-kaskan (manti pot). It consists of layered pans with holes that are placed over a stock pot filled with water. Turkish Lamb Dumplings with Yogurt and Brown Butter Tomato Sauce (Manti) Matt Taylor-Gross It's believed that these traditional meat-filled parcels were carried into Anatolia via the Silk Road.

Manti (Persian dumpling) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Manti (Persian dumpling) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook manti (persian dumpling) using 17 ingredients and 28 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Manti (Persian dumpling):

1. Take 200 g ground beef
2. Get 2 cups plain flour
3. Prepare 1 egg
4. Prepare 1 cup water
5. Prepare 1 onion, grated
6. Prepare to taste Salt and pepper
7. Prepare 100 g shredded cheddar cheese
8. Make ready For  tomato sauce
9. Get 2 tbsp tomato paste
10. Get 1 tbsp olive oil
11. Prepare 2 tsp dried mint
12. Get Salt and pepper
13. Get For yogurt sauce
14. Make ready 1/2 cup plain yogurt
15. Get 1 garlic clove, grated
16. Take 1 tsp olive oil
17. Make ready Salt and chili flakes

Manti are cooked in a steamer and then topped with either butter, sour cream, or onion (or garlic) sauce. Manti recipes varies from region to region. Manti (mante) are dumplings common throughout the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Variations are made and consumed by different cultures including Armenians and Turks.

Instructions to make Manti (Persian dumpling):

1. In a large bowl with flour, add salt.
2. Combine the beaten egg with water and pour over the flour. Using your hand, mix the flour for few minutes.
3. Then add olive oil and knead the dough for 5 minutes.
4. This dough for making dumpling should be hard. Place it in a bowl, cover it with towel and leave to rest in the fridge for 1 hour.
5. Meanwhile, make the filling. Combine grated onion with ground meat. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Also make two sauces: the garlic yogurt sauce : in a bowl beat the plain yogurt with grated garlic, olive oil, salt and chili flakes. Set aside.
7. For tomato sauce, heat the oil in a pan. Add tomato paste, dried mint, salt and pepper. Mix together and simmer for 2 minutes.
8. Now, dough is ready. Cut the dough into 4 pieces. Working one piece of dough at a time. On a floured surface, roll the dough as thinly as you can.
9. Using a cutter, cut the dough into small squares as you see in the photo.
10. Place a little bit of the filling (meat or cheese) into the middle of the each square shape dough.
12. And pinch the opposite corner to seal it firmly (as you see in the photos). Repeat with the rest of the dough that would be lots 
15. Bring the salted water in a pot to a boil. Gently place 5-6 of dumpling in a time in the boiling water
16. And cook for 10 minutes and until dumplings come to the surface of the boiling water.Take them out of the pot and let the manti cool.
17. Place the manti in a plate, pour some yogurt sauce over it and then drizzle tomato sauce over the yogurt sauce. It is just heavenly tasty.
26. Ingredients for the dough
27. Ingredients for the filling
28. Ingredients for the tomato sauce

Manti (mante) are dumplings common throughout the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Variations are made and consumed by different cultures including Armenians and Turks. Turkish manti is a food you have to taste! The tiny homemade pastry filled with spicy ground beef, cooked in water and served with a yogurt sauce. That butter sauce on manti dumplings is a to-die-for the final touch.

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