Mantu (dumplings) (Afghanistan)

Name: Mantu (dumplings) (Afghanistan)
Total time: 4200 s
Yield: 4-5 people
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup water (adjust as needed); 300 g ground beef or lamb; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup plain yogurt; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1/2 cup water

Eva Saida @EvaButterfly

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Steamed dumplings filled with spiced meat and onions, often topped with a garlicky yogurt sauce and tomato-based chutney

Eva Saida @EvaButterfly

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Steamed dumplings filled with spiced meat and onions, often topped with a garlicky yogurt sauce and tomato-based chutney

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Ingredients

Prep 40 mins / Cook 30 mins

4-5 people

2 cupsall-purpose flour
1/2 tspsalt
1/2 cupwater (adjust as needed)
300 gground beef or lamb
1medium onion, finely chopped
1 tspground coriander
1/2 tspblack pepper
1/2 tspsalt
1 cupplain yogurt
2 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbspbutter
2 tbsptomato paste
1/2 cupwater

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Steps

Prep 40 mins / Cook 30 mins

1

Mix flour and salt, gradually add water to form a smooth dough; knead well and let rest for 20–30 minutes.
2

In a bowl, combine ground meat, chopped onion, coriander, salt, and pepper for the filling.
3

Roll the dough thinly, cut into 3-inch squares, place a teaspoon of filling in the center, and fold into a neat dumpling shape.
4

Steam the mantu in a steamer for 25–30 minutes until cooked through.
5

For the sauce, melt butter in a pan, add tomato paste and water, simmer for 5 minutes; mix yogurt with minced garlic.
6

Serve the dumplings topped with the tomato sauce and garlicky yogurt