Spinach Manti Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups all purpose flour,
- 1 egg,
- 1/2 cup spinach puree,
- 1/4 cup warm water,
- 1 teaspoon salt,
Filling;
- 250 gr. ground beef,
- 1 onion,
- 1 teaspoon black pepper.
Sauce;
- 250 gr yoghurt,
- 3 cloves garlic,
- Salt,
- 2 tablespoons butter,
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste,
- 2 teaspoons paprika,
- 1/2 cup water.
Preparation
- Place the flour in a large mixing bowl,
- Add in the salt,
- Add spinach puree and egg, then start mixing with your hand,
- Start adding the warm water while mixing and continue adding until everything comes together to form a non-sticky hard dough,
- Cover the dough with a dump kitchen towel and let it rest for 20 mins,
- In the meantime, finely chop the onion,
- Mix together the ground beef, onion and black pepper,
- Cut the dough into 4 pieces (cover the rest with dump kitchen towel while working with the first piece),
- Roll the first piece out using a rolling pan on a lightly floured surface to a 0.5 mm thick circle,
- Cut into 1x1 cm squares,
- Place a tiny amount of filling inside each square and fold from the corners,
- Prepare the rest of the dough,
- Drop them in salted boiling water and cook until they rise on the surface of the water,
- For the sauce, crush the garlic cloves and mix them with yoghurt along with some salt,
- Melt the butter,
- Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 2 mins,
- Add in the paprika, stir and add the water,
- Bring to a boil and remove from heat
- Serve the manti with garlic yoghurt sauce on top along with a small drizzle of red butter sauce (you can also sprinkle on some dried mint or any other spices you like).
Bon appétit...