Manti

Make Manti at home

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 lb ground beef or lamb
• 1 small onion, grated
• 1/2 tsp black pepper and 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp paprika or Aleppo pepper
• Dried mint and sumac to garnish

How it's made

1. Mix flour, egg, water and salt into a firm dough; knead and rest 30 minutes.
2. Combine the meat, onion, salt and pepper for the filling.
3. Roll the dough very thin and cut into 1 1/2-inch squares.
4. Place a small dab of filling in the center of each square and pinch the corners together.
5. Bake on an oiled tray at 400F for 15 minutes until lightly golden, then pour hot broth over them and bake 5 more minutes, or boil in salted water for 8 minutes.
6. Mix the yogurt with the garlic.
7. Spoon the manti into bowls and add the yogurt.
8. Melt the butter with the paprika until sizzling and drizzle over, finishing with mint and sumac.