World Flavors Cookbook

Mantu (Steamed Dumplings)

Name: Mantu (Steamed Dumplings)
Cook time: 35 min
Cuisine: Tajikistan
Ingredients: Dough: Flour, Water, Salt. Filling: 500g Lamb (fatty), 3 Onions, 1 tsp Cumin, 1 tsp Black Pepper, Salt.

Steamed dumplings filled with hand-chopped lamb and onions, seasoned with black pepper and cumin.

Cuisine: Tajikistan

Ingredients

Dough: Flour, Water, Salt. Filling: 500g Lamb (fatty), 3 Onions, 1 tsp Cumin, 1 tsp Black Pepper, Salt.

Instructions

1. Mix dough and let rest. 2. Chop meat and onions very finely by hand. 3. Roll dough thin and cut into squares. 4. Fill squares and pleat to seal. 5. Steam for 35 minutes. 6. Serve with yogurt or sour cream.