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Kayseri Style Mantı (Turkish Dumplings)
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Kayseri Style Mantı (Turkish Dumplings)

A feast of garlic yogurt where thinly rolled dough meets a savory minced meat filling.

Ingredients

  • Dough: 3 cups flour, 1/2 cup water, 1 egg, salt
  • Filling: 200g low-fat ground beef, 1 grated onion, salt, black pepper
  • For topping: Garlic yogurt
  • For sauce: 2 tbsp butter, 1 tsp dried mint, 1 tsp red pepper flakes

Instructions

1
Knead the dough ingredients to obtain a stiff dough. Roll it out very thin and cut into small squares.
2
Place small pieces of the raw meat filling in the center of each square and pinch the four corners together in the middle to seal.
3
Boil the dumplings in plenty of salted boiling water until they float to the surface, then remove to a serving plate with a slotted spoon.
4
Pour plenty of garlic yogurt over them and serve by drizzling with heated butter mixed with mint and red pepper.