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Mantu recipe
Delicious Afghan dumplings filled with spiced meat!
Ingredients
- 500 g ground beef
- 2 unit onion
- 4 unit garlic
- 20 unit dough wrappers
- 200 g yogurt
- 200 g chickpeas
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 100 ml water
How to make Mantu
- Finely chop 1 onion and 2 cloves of garlic, then sauté them in a pan over medium heat for about 5 minutes until golden.
- Add 500 g of ground beef to the pan along with 1 teaspoon of cumin, 1 teaspoon of salt, and ½ teaspoon of pepper; cook until the beef is browned, about 7-10 minutes.
- While the meat cooks, prepare your dough wrappers and keep them ready for filling once the meat mixture is done cooking.
- Place a spoonful of the meat mixture onto each dough wrapper, careful not to overfill, and fold the edges to seal tightly.
- Arrange the filled dumplings in a steamer basket, placing parchment paper beneath them to prevent sticking.
- Steam the dumplings over a pot of simmering water for about 30 minutes until fully cooked and firm to the touch.
- After steaming, let the dumplings rest for 5 minutes to firm up before serving.
- To serve, place the dumplings on a plate, topping with 200 g of yogurt and garnish with 100 g of chickpeas.
What is Mantu?
Mantu is a traditional dish from Afghanistan. It takes about 90 minutes to prepare, is considered medium to make at home, and uses 10 ingredients.
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