Any kind of plain yogurt would be fine.

Great video on how to make it. In a food processor, combine egg, water, salt, and butter. Combine ingredients and refrigerate until serving time.

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Making your own dough for manti is totally worth it. Who wouldn't? I experience this food nostalgia every time I taste a bite of manti, my ultimate childhood favorite food, the dish that both of my grandmothers have made for me and with me, where I learned the art of cooking, the greatest dish on Earth. Join me on my global culinary journey! These homemade baked Manti (Sini Manti) are traditional Armenian dumplings. Add the chicken broth and water to a saucepan and season with salt and pepper. Ok, now you can leave this part out, but it’s not going to taste as good as mine!…drizzle the melted butter over the manti!

Filed Under: Armenia, Asia, Food Tagged With: main dish. Reserve the rest of the broth for serving.


I have instructions in the notes section of the recipe card on how to do this.

Process it until well mixed.

On a lightly floured board, roll out half the dough at a time to form a 9 inch square about 1/8 inch thick. If you've heard of it, or had the pleasure of eating it, you probably know where I'm coming from, and why I feel so strongly about it. One of my favorite moments in the film is when the evil food critic Anton Ego takes a bite of ratatouille. Hi Kristine, Yes, you sure can freeze them for weeks Thank you for following my channel ! To make manti, you need the patience of an angel or (in my case) willing helpers; there were four of us filling these tiny little boats of dough with meat. A dish called Manti: baked dumplings served with garlic yogurt, and tomato sauce.

It was a treat to have it for dinner, because it wasn't a quick meal. Although the dumplings are prepared the same general way, they are shaped differently and cooked in broth instead of baked in the oven. Complete food coma. We definitely should.

The city of Kayseri in Central Anatolia is known for making the best manti, while in Eastern Anatolia a vegetarian version prevails, filled with crushed chickpeas, cumin, and red pepper flakes. To make the dough by hand, fill a large mixing bowl with the flour and make a well in the center. If you have a Kitchenaid pasta roller attachment, I highly recommend it to make the process even faster. Grease 2 (13 by 9-inch) baking pans with butter and set aside.

Once done, brush the tops lightly with oil and bake the Manti in a preheated (350F) oven for 20 minutes or until browned.

They feature a savory beef filling, and a luscious yogurt-garlic sauce. Good luck!

I’m embarrassed to say this, though, because I am Armenian. You can also see some more step by step photos in my manti soup post.

Years ago, my grandmothers would roll out the dough with a rolling pin, and cut it with a knife into squares for assembly. You may have to experiment a bit depending on your work surface to see how much you can roll out at once but it should be pretty thin. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({

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Can’t really tell how it will turn out. Add the flour and process it until the mixture forms a ball.

Activities that help young minds go global, June 20, 2013 by kidworldcitizen 5 Comments. You are here: Home / Recipes / Turkish / Mantı, The Turkish and Armenian Delicacy Everyone Should Make March 19, 2018 by Clifford A. Wright Leave a Comment The roots of everyday Turkish cuisine, as opposed to the court cuisine, are found in the Turkic tribes of the Central Asia and perhaps the pre-existing Greek inhabitants of Anatolia. Place a ½ teaspoon of meat filling into the center of each square and pinch the two ends with your fingers to form a canoe-shaped dumpling. I highly recommend using a pasta roller to roll out the dough because it's much easier and faster than doing it with a rolling pin.

When the manti are golden brown, remove the pans from the oven and ladle the broth mixture over the manti. We make the dough in our Kitchenaid stand mixer using the dough hook. Bake them on the middle rack in the oven on 350 for about 35 minutes. Dot the tops of the manti with bits of butter, and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Note: I just roll out some dough to the right thickness as long as you get little squares to fill. Required fields are marked *. I'm Victoria, and I have been writing and sharing recipes on Mission Food Adventure since 2009.

The dough should be browning, but don’t let the bottoms start burning. We would always make an extra tray or two to freeze for future meals.

I check them after about 25 minutes. enable_page_level_ads: true I want to make some!! We should make some very soon. If you try to roll out too much dough it will become HUGE once it's thin.
Preheat the oven to 400°F. I studied culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University, am an avid traveler and cookbook collector, and a huge Disney fan.

Cut each strip of dough into 1 ½ inch squares. I always relied on my grandmother to make the manti. If the dough is sticky add a bit of flour as needed, and continue to mix/knead the dough until smooth. ESL and Spanish teacher, 5 bilingual and multicultural kids, sharing ideas to teach kids about world cultures and our planet through travel, food, music, celebrations, service, maps, art, and projects.

Learn how your comment data is processed. Alternatively to make the dough in a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, add the flour to the mixer bowl, then add the wet ingredients and mix for 3 to 4 minutes until smooth and pliable.

They all raved about it, and so will you . A pizza cutter has replaced the knife for faster cutting. Meanwhile, mix the yogurt and garlic, and season with salt.

First, a dough is prepared by mixing flour, water, salt, and sometimes eggs, …

Meanwhile, mix the yogurt and … Remove the pans from the oven and serve manti in individual wide bowls, ladling some more of the hot broth over it. Put the flour in a large mixing bowl and combine all the other ingredients in another bowl or large measuring cup. melted butter on baking pan and fill with Manti.

I remember seeing Ratatouille in theaters when it was first released. google_ad_client: "ca-pub-4340042646896867", Then put them together and mix.

They will have a firmer than al dente texture, with a slight crunch at the ends, but you can bake them longer with the broth if you want a slightly softer texture. Thanks, it is a really delicious dish, you’ll love it!

Can never have enough of it. And to prove it, I actually was invited to Union Square Cafe in New York City to make this recipe for the staff for family meal.

© Kid World Citizen 2011. Loved it ! Resting the dough for 30 minutes allows the gluten to relax a bit, which helps when you're ready to roll out the dough so it actually stretches out for you instead of shrinking back on itself. Here is my mom and me making monta in the same kitchen when I was a child. Turkish Manti (shaped like a star) Grease the bottom of a roasting tin or preferably an earthenware (Fukhara) baking pan, and line the pieces of Manti closely together in a single layer. Hope you give this Manti recipe a try and I can assure, Manti will be your next favorite dish. You can put them fairly close together, as long as they aren’t touching. I take a baby spoon and fill about 1/2 tsp of filling on each square. Bring to a simmer.

I have never used the broth recipe, but some people use the following: 3 cans of beef broth (or homemade), or chicken broth a couple T of ketchup a splash of Tabasco sauce. It takes some time so start this early in the preparation of the manti. Using wonton wrappers is just not the same as doing it from scratch.

Stromboli with Soppressata, Rapini, and Provolone, low-sodium chicken broth or chicken stock, Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Refrigerate until needed. If it’s too sticky, add a bit more flour. Another then cuts the ribbons of dough into squares, while yet another dots the top of each square with a spoonful of beef. Beat together the eggs, salt, water, and olive oil. 1 egg 1/3 c water 1/8 tsp salt 2 T melted butter 1 1/2 cups plus 2 T flour. What dishes are you passing on to your children? Since then, a hand-cranked pasta rolling machine has made life easier. Making this today for the first time.

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Cool them on the pan. It’s funny how so many cultures have something similar to dough wrapped around meat (manti, ravioli, pasties, empanadas, tacos) and yet they are all so different:).

Do you have a special dish you remember making as a child? Thanks for sharing! Repeat with the remaining dough and meat filling. Then we pinch the dumplings closed and arrange them in the pans.

Some people take short-cuts and use wonton wrappers. It's a lot of work to make but so worth it!

It now should look like a little boat with the meat inside! Have you ever eaten manti before? At some point I plan to update this post too with more step by step photos but haven't been able to do that yet. Repeat. It's the first sign of humanity we see in the character, and I'm sure we can all relate to how food can have this transcendent effect on people. I am so craving this dish... Making the dough is pretty straight forward even if you're unfamiliar with making dough from scratch. As long as it’s plain and not flavored. This looks incredible!

There's also a variation cooked in broth as a soup (sulu manti).

I have question. My grandma actually likes her dough even thinner than I do, but I think the thickness I do makes it easier to work with and I like the texture too once it's cooked . It's by far the best I've ever had on two continents!

Combine the meat, onion, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper and mix until well-blended. Jamie Lynne Grumet, mom to 2 adorable little boys, writer of the popular I am Not the Babysitter blog, and founder of the Fayye Foundation. Add the wet ingredients to the well. I must try making this soon!

}); 1 1/2 packs of ready made wonton squares (4″x4″) 2 1/2 lbs fresh ground meat (I use half turkey, half beef, use anything you like) 1 medium – large onion 1-2 cloves of garlic 1/2-1 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp crushed chili flakes 1/3 tsp cayenne (leave out if you don’t want spicy taste) 1/4 cup water, room temp. Did I lose you yet?

I have never heard of this before, but it looks delicious!

One of us rolls out portions of dough using the Kitchenaid pasta roller attachment.