Manti (Turkish Dumplings)

Kayseri-style Turkish dumplings: paper-thin dough filled with spiced ground beef, folded into tiny parcels and served with garlic yogurt and a chili-butter sauce.

Ingredients

• 400 g white flour
• 100 g (2) eggs
• 150 g water
• 8 g (1 1/2 tsp) salt
• 200 g ground beef (20% fat)
• 80 g (1 small) onion
• 1 g (1/2 tsp) black pepper
• 500 g whole-milk yogurt (at room temperature)
• 10 g (3 cloves) garlic
• 60 g (4 tbsp) butter
• 15 g (1 scant tbsp) tomato paste
• 4 g (2 tsp) red pepper flakes
• 2 g (1 tbsp) dried mint

Instructions

1. 1

   Put the flour in a bowl, add the eggs, water and half of the salt and knead for 8-10 minutes into a smooth, firm dough. Cover and rest for 30 minutes (not included in the total time).

2. 2

   Grate the onion very finely and knead it with the ground beef, black pepper and remaining salt for 2-3 minutes to make the filling.

3. 3

   Divide the dough into 3 pieces. Roll each out on a floured surface to 1-2 mm thick and cut into 2-3 cm squares.

4. 4

   Place a chickpea-sized piece of filling in the center of each square, bring the four corners together on top and pinch tightly to seal.

5. 5

   Cook the dumplings in a large pot of boiling water for 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, then drain.

6. 6

   Meanwhile, whisk the crushed garlic into the yogurt. Melt the butter in a small pan, add the tomato paste and red pepper flakes and sizzle for 1 minute; remove from the heat and stir in the dried mint.

7. 7

   Divide the manti among plates, spoon over the garlic yogurt, drizzle with the hot butter sauce and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Per serving