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Manti – Turkish Dumplings in Yogurt and Butter
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Manti – Turkish Dumplings in Yogurt and Butter

Small Turkish dumplings filled with ground meat, served with garlic yogurt and paprika-spiced butter.

⏱ 55 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 3 parts
🥩 Meat

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Wrapping Dough

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix the flour and salt.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Add the egg and water and Knead about 5 minutes, until you get a smooth, soft dough that doesn't stick to your hands.
    ⚙ KneadingBowlStand mixer
    💡If the dough sticks, add a tablespoon of flour; if it crumbles, a tablespoon of water. Good dough is as soft as an earlobe.
  3. 3
    Cover and let the dough rest 20 minutes at room temperature.
    💡Oil-and-water dough needs no rising: the rest relaxes the gluten, so the dough rolls out thin without shrinking back.

For the Meatball mix

  1. 4
    Mix the ground meat with the onion, salt and black pepper until evenly combined.

To assemble

  1. 5
    Roll out the dough thin. Cut it into 4 by 4 cm squares.
    ⚙ Rolling Out DoughRolling pinKnife
    💡Roll from the center outward and give the dough a quarter turn between rolls: this keeps it even in thickness and stops it sticking to the counter. If it springs back, cover for 10–15 minutes and try again.
  2. 6
    Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of each square and seal the edges well.
    💡Press the edges together firmly: a dumpling that opens while cooking loses its filling to the sauce.
  3. 7
    Cook the dumplings in boiling salted water 10–12 minutes, and remove with a slotted spoon.
    ⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePotSlotted spoon
  4. 8
    Mix the yogurt, garlic and salt in a bowl.
    Bowl
  5. 9
    Melt the butter in a small skillet over low heat and stir in the paprika and mint.
    StoveFrying pan
  6. 10
    Arrange the dumplings on a plate, pour the yogurt over them and top with the paprika butter.
654calories
27 gprotein
54 gcarbs
35 gfat
● protein 17%● carbs 33%● fat 49%

Per serving (349 g), of 4 servings

For the Wrapping Dough · For the Meatball mix · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Rolling pin · Also works: Glass (for drinking/serving) (Bottle/glass, less even rolling) · Pasta machine (For pasta dough)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Slotted spoon · Also works: Spider strainer (None) · Tongs (For large pieces)

Helps, not needed: Stand mixer

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🧩 Built from…

Oil-and-Water Dough → Meatball mix → Shish Barak (Meat Dumplings in Yogurt)

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