Recipe

Turkish manti

  • 45 mins preparation
  • 45 mins cooking
  • Makes 40 Item
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Ingredients

Manti dough
  • 3 cup (450g) plain flour, sifted
  • 1 tablespoon rice bran oil
  • 1 cup water
Beef filling
  • 500 gram beef mince
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Turkish manti
  • 2 1/4 cup (560ml) chicken stock
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 1/2 cup (420g) greek-style yoghurt
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 tomato, deseeded, finely diced, to serve
  • 1/2 cup mint leaves, to serve

Method

Turkish manti
  • 1
    To make dough, place flour and a good pinch of salt in a large bowl. Make a well in centre and add oil with 1 cup of water. Using a round-bladed knife, stir to form a soft dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 8 minutes, until smooth and elastic. Cover and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  • 2
    Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Lightly grease two medium baking pans. Make the beef filling; combine all ingredients in a large bowl and season well.
  • 3
    Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 2-3mm thick. Cut into 9cm squares. Place a heaped teaspoon of filling into centre of each square. Wet edges with a little water. Bring up two opposite corners of pastry to join over filling. Bring up other two corners and pinch together all four corners, pressing along seams to seal.
  • 4
    Place in a single layer in prepared pans. Bake for 20 minutes, until beginning to colour.
  • 5
    Meanwhile, combine stock with 2 ¼ cups water, cinnamon and bay leaves in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil and season to taste. Pour broth over both pans of manti. Cover tightly with foil and bake for another 20 minutes, until soft.
  • 6
    Remove manti from pans. Whisk together 1/4 cup broth with yogurt and garlic. Divide manti between shallow serving bowls and top with yogurt mixture, tomato and mint. Drizzle with a little broth, if you like, to serve.