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Manti Recipe

Safira
Manti (Turkish ground beef dumplings) served in a garlicky yoghurt base and topped with a browned chilli butter
5 from 3 votes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch/Dinner
Cuisine Turkish
Servings 4
Calories 589 kcal

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
 

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Heat water in a pot over high heat and add Manti when it boils. Boil according to pack instructions and drain.
  • Divide yoghurt between plates.
  • Top with Manti and browned butter. Top with Sumac and more Aleppo Chilli Flakes.

Notes

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

Nutrition

Calories: 589kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 22gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 796mgPotassium: 194mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 832IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 393mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Manti, Mantu, Turkish Dumplings, Turkish Manti
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