kayseri manti recipe

INGREDIENTS:

Dough Ingredients: mix with hands

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups of flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1-2 tbsp water, more if needed

Filling: mix the following with your hands

• 1/2 pound of ground round or (1/4 beef & 1/4 lamb)
• 1 medium onion, grated
• 3 tbsp dry mint

Yogurt: mix 

• 16 oz plain yogurt
• 2-3 cloves of garlic

Spicy Sauce: stir together over medium-low heat

• 1 stick of butter
• 1 small spoon of tomato paste
• 1 tbsp red pepper flakes

DIRECTIONS:

Prepare the dough and roll it out very very thinly, cut it in 1x1 inch squares and place the filling on top , leaving the edges free.  Close each square by squeezing the opposite edges together and you are left with "little bags".

Place them on baking paper to let out some of the moisture and then put the "bags" in boiling water for about 10 minutes.

PREPARATION:

Put the dumplings in each plate, pour yogurt and spicy red sauce over top, & finish with dried mint and red pepper flakes. 

(serves 4)