Spiced Mantoo Dumplings With Yogurt and Tomato Meat Sauce

These mantoo dumplings are draped in a delicious and rich tomato meat sauce with yellow split peas. This combination is an absolute comfort food that makes you feel comfy and cozy inside. Then, as the sauce simmers and all of the flavours combine, you create a dish that is sure to be memorable and exquisite. Mantoo is an Afghani dish that sure won’t disappoint.

Spiced Mantoo Dumplings With Yogurt and Tomato Meat Sauce

Gretel Shaw

The mantoo dumplings with yogurt and tomato meat sauce originate from Afghanistan. Try this recipe and be surprised by how amazing these are.

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Prep Time 3 hours hrs

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 3 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Afghani

Servings 4 people

Calories 1023 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Filling Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef (minced beef) - organic
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium yellow onion
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cilantro (coriander) - cilantro leaves

Sauce Ingredients

• 42 ounces tomato - chopped
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  ¾ cup split peas - yellow
• 1 medium onion
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 cloves garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt

Yogurt Ingredients

• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 teaspoon dried mint
• 1 pinch salt

Dough Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• ¾ cup water - warm
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

 

• Soak split peas in water overnight or for 3 to 4 hours before you start cooking.
• Combine flour, salt, water, olive oil, and knead to combine. The dough should be elastic. Divide in half into two balls and place in an oiled bowl to rest for 1 hour.
• For the sauce, add olive oil to a heated saucepan and sauté 1 finely chopped onion until yellow and soft (about 3 minutes)
• In a food processor, blend the cans of chopped tomatoes and add them to the saucepan.
• Smash 8 cloves of garlic and add to the sauce along with salt.
• Add the yellow split peas.
• Add olive oil to a heated fry pan and add beef for the filling.
• Brown the beef and break it up into small pieces.
• Add the spices.
• Once the beef has cooked, add the chopped 2 onions and fry for 2 minutes.
• Take the mix off the heat to cool, and add the chopped coriander.
• To make the dumplings make golf ball sizes of dough and roll them out into a circle.
• Drop 1 tablespoon or small spoon of the beef mixture into the middle of the dough and fold into a dumpling. You can fold it into any shape you prefer. This yields about 24 dumplings.
• Add any remaining beef mixture to your sauce.
• Steam your dumplings for 20 minutes.
• Smash 1 clove of garlic and add it to the yogurt with 1 tsp of dried mint. Salt to taste.
• Plate your yogurt mixture onto the bottom of your serving dish, topped with dumplings and pour the tomato sauce on top. garnish with coriander leaves.

Nutrition

Calories: 1023kcalCarbohydrates: 148gProtein: 52gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 3936mgPotassium: 3791mgFiber: 25gSugar: 52gVitamin A: 4833IUVitamin C: 75mgCalcium: 338mgIron: 17mg

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