Manti Recipe

This Manti recipe is a recipe that should have been on the blog years ago. Several years ago, myself and my husband went to a restaurant that was a little run down and in a very quiet part of town. In those days, we didn't go out much. Our babies were small and always with us & we were always too broke or too tired. So this outing was unusual.

The food at this place was very cheap..but it was to die for. Sadly the restaurant shut down a couple of years later but I can still taste that food. It was also the place where we first devoured Manti. 

Turkish Mantı – The Cheat's Way

In Turkey, people often eat Manti (mini dumplings) at a place that specialises in making and selling Manti, known as Manti Evi. 

Manti or Mantu is a Turkish dish. Manti are tiny little melt in the mouth squares of pasta filled with ground meat and pinched at the top to form a mini pyramid. It is served in a garlic yoghurt sauce with a spiced infused oil poured over the top.

If you don't make the Manti (like me), this dish is very quick and easy to make. I brought Manti for this dish but have seen others use filled tortellini too. 

In some parts of Turkey, family gather together to prepare the Manti, like we sometimes used to for Samosas or Saivro. Hands up if you know what is? It is this type of Papad/Papadam. We used to make them in huge batches. All the women of the family would gather together and they would roll it together. Even the dough of that Papad is incredible.   

Ingredients for Manti

Manti

Yogurt

Garlic

Salt

Butter

Olive Oil

Aleppo Chilli Flakes or Red Pepper Flakes

Dried Mint

Water

Sumac (Optional)

How to make Manti

Boil the Manti according to package instructions. Or use small Tortellini instead. Drain and set aside. 

Combine oil, butter and garlic in a small pan and gently heat, then stir in the chilli flakes and mint. 

Make a garlicky yoghurt by setting a bowl of yoghurt over some simmering water and stirring in the garlic. Season and remove from heat. You can just mix it together but I prefer to do it this way.

Divide the yoghurt between bowls and top with Manti. 

Sprinkle over Sumac, Mint and more Chilli Flakes before serving.

More Turkish Recipes:

Menemen – Turkish Scrambled Eggs

How to make Turkish Pide

Turkish Cilbir – Poached Eggs in Yoghurt

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Manti Recipe

Manti (Turkish ground beef dumplings) served in a garlicky yoghurt base and topped with a browned chilli butter

Course Dinner, Lunch/Dinner

Cuisine Turkish

Keyword Manti, Mantu, Turkish Dumplings, Turkish Manti

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 589 kcal

Author Safira

Ingredients

Flavoured Yoghurt

• 500 g Plain Yoghurt
• 2 cloves Garlic Crushed
• Salt
• 1/4 tsp Dried Mint

Chilli Butter

• 4 tbsp Butter
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 3 - 4 tsp Aleppo Pepper Flakes or 1 tsp Chilli Flakes
• Salt

Manti

• 500 g Manti or Tortellini

Assemble

• 1/2 tsp Sumac

Instructions

1. Add the yoghurt, garlic and a little salt to a bowl over a pot filled with around 1 inch water. Gently warm over a very low heat and then stir together. Remove from heat. Stir in Mint.

2. Melt the butter in a pan over a medium high heat until it turns golden brown. Remove from heat and add olive oil. Whisk in the Aleppo Falkes/Chilli Flakes and then remove from the heat. Season with Salt.

3. Heat water in a pot over high heat and add Manti when it boils. Boil according to pack instructions and drain.

4. Divide yoghurt between plates.

5. Top with Manti and browned butter. Top with Sumac and more Aleppo Chilli Flakes.

Recipe Notes

• If you can't find Manti, you can use Tortellini instead.
• Aleppo Chilli Flakes can be found online. 

Nutrition Facts

Manti Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 589 Calories from Fat 243

% Daily Value*

Fat 27g42%

Saturated Fat 14g88%

Cholesterol 106mg35%

Sodium 796mg35%

Potassium 194mg6%

Carbohydrates 64g21%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 9g10%

Protein 22g44%

Vitamin A 832IU17%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 393mg39%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.