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Food

Manti

Manti is one of the favorite Turkish traditional dishes. Manti is very popular and common in Turkey. It takes
time to prepare, but it’s really worth of your time! You should try it to taste a real Turkish flavor. Preparing manti
is very fun and easy if you make it a team work.

3-3 ½ cups flour
1 egg
2/3 cup lukewarm water
1 tsp salt to taste

Filling:
½ lb ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped/shredded
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper

For cooking:
8 cups water
1 tsp salt
Sauce:
2 cups yogurt
3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ tsp salt to taste
3-4 tbsp butter/oil
1 tbsp tomato paste/2/3 tsp
paprika
2-3 tbsp water
Dried mint
Sumac

In a bowl place the flour, crack square pieces. Then place ¼ tsp butter/oil and stir in tomato
the egg and add the salt and filling over each square (see the paste and water. Cook for 2
water. Then knead till you get a picture). Then stick the both minutes over low heat. If you
firm and smooth dough. Knead traverse edges diagonally, by prefer using paprika, just add
for about 8-10 minutes. Make pressing with your finger tips. paprika into melted butter/oil
sure to make it firm to flatten Do the same procedure for the and turn the heat off after one
easily later. Cover it with a remaining dough. minute. Do not add water while
damp towel or cloth and leave For cooking, boil the water in a using paprika.
for a rest (15-30 minutes). big pot and add salt. Then add Drain the cooked manti and
Meanwhile in a plate mix all the all the manti into the boiling transfer it into serving plates.
filling ingredients and set aside. water. Stir occasionally with a Let it cool for a while and pour
Divide the dough into 2-3 wooden spoon to prevent them the yogurt sauce over. Finally
pieces, take one piece and place sticking to each other. Make pour about one tbsp of
on the floured counter. Cover sure not to close the lid. Cook butter/oil mixture all over
the rest of the dough. Then over medium heat till manti (adjust the amount as you like).
with a rolling pin flatten the gets soft (for about 10-15 And if desired sprinkle some
dough as thin as you can (as minutes). dried mint and sumac over the
thick as the ridge of a knife). Meanwhile prepare the sauce. Turkish Dumplings.
Then, cut it with a knife or In a bowl mix yogurt, salt and This recipe makes 6-7 servings.
roulette into ¾ inch (1 ½-2 cm) garlic. In a small pan; melt the ENJOY

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