Turkish Dumplings (Mantı)
Tiny pockets of dough filled with spiced meat, boiled and topped with garlic yogurt and chili butter. A labor of love worth every minute.
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Recipe Details
Ingredients
Shopping List
- 3 cups FlourAll-purpose
- 1 large Egg
- 1 cup WaterAdd gradually
- 250g Ground BeefLow fat
- 1 grated OnionJuice squeezed out
- 2 cups Garlic YogurtMix yogurt with crushed garlic
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Dried Mint
- 1 tsp Sumac
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Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Make the dough: Mix flour, egg, salt, and water. Knead until hard and elastic. Cover and rest for 30 mins.
Step 2
Make the filling: Mix ground beef, grated onion, salt, and black pepper.
Step 3
Roll out the dough: Divide into balls. Roll each sheet very thin (2mm).
Step 4
Cut the dough into tiny squares (approx 2x2 cm).
Step 5
Place a tiny bit of filling in the center of each square.
Step 6
Fold the four corners together and pinch to seal.
Step 7
Boil in salted water until they float (approx 10-12 mins).
Step 8
Serve topped with garlic yogurt and butter melted with mint and paprika.
Congratulations!
You've successfully prepared an authentic Turkish dish. Enjoy your delicious creation!
About This Recipe
Mantı is more than food; it is a communal activity. Traditionally, women in a family would gather to roll, cut, and fold these tiny dumplings together, chatting for hours.
The gold standard for Mantı comes from the city of Kayseri. Legend says that a prospective bride in Kayseri was tested by how small she could make her dumplings—tradition demanded that 40 of them should fit into a single wooden spoon!
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