Mantı (Turkish ravioli)

Mantı, Turkish meat ravioli is very popular and delisicous dish. This dish is one of the most ancient dishes in Turkey. Small dumplings filled with meat mixture, similar to ravioli but smaller, are made one at a time by hand. this meal takes time to prepare but is well worth it.

 Mantı are made in five stages:

1-) Mantı Dough

1 pound wheat flour

1 teaspoons sea salt

1 eggs

1/4 cup water

2-) Filling of Mantı

1 medium onion, finely chopped.

1/2 pound ground meat

1/3 bunch italian parsley finely chopped

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

sea salt

3-) Yogurt Sauce

750 gr plain yogurt (3.25%M.F. better :) )

2 cloves garlic crush

4-) Oil sauce

6 tablespoons sunflower oil

1 tablespoon dry mint

1 tablespoon paprika

 

Let's start now:

 

Sift the flour into a large bowl, reserving aside 1/3 cup of the flour. Combine the rest flour,salt and egg mix well. Make a firm dough, gradually adding water, kneading for 10 to 12 minutes. Cut the dough into half. Round each dough into a ball and cover them with a towel. Let the pieces of dough rest for 15 minutes.

 

While, combine the onion, parsley, meat, paste, black pepper and salt in a bowl.

 

Invert to dough from the bowl to a floured work surface. Roll out the first piece of dough to a 1mm thickness. Then using a sharp knife, cut the dough into individual squares about 1"x1". After, place about a 1/2 teaspoon of filling in the center of each square. This part important, biring the four corners together over the filling and pinch to seal(make dumpling). Line up the making dumplings of each square next to one. Then preheat oven to 370F, put oven all mantı until the mantı turn golden in colour 4 to 6 minutes.

 

Finally, drop the Mantı into the boiling water and cook until just a tender 15 to 20 minutes. Drain the mantı.

 

Combine the yogurt, garlic and little salt in a medium pot. Mix well to make a smooth yogurt sauce.

 

Divide the mantı the serving bowls. Pour on the yogurt sauce. For garnish quickly sizzle the sunflower oil, paprika and dry mint in a small pan heat until foaming. Swirl the sipcy oil over the mantı. Enjoy