Manti is a traditional dish that is found in the cuisines of many peoples of Central Asia, Turkey, Korea, Mongolia. They are prepared from minced meat and dough, and steamed in a special pressure cooker or double boiler. However, the main secret of this great dish is in pinching methods. This must be done so that the mantle does not fall apart during cooking, and the juice from the minced meat remains inside.
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You will need
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- dough
- as for dumplings;
- rolling pin;
- stuffing.
Instruction manual
1
Cut the dough into equal parts, depending on the number of circles in the pan. Then divide each piece into 8-12 parts. This amount will depend on your preferences, whether you want them to be smaller or larger.
2
Roll each piece with a rolling pin so that you get a round cake. Adjust the thickness of the cakes depending on which dough you like, thin or thicker.
3
Put minced meat on each rolled circle so that the edges remain free, so that they can be plucked without any problems.
4
You can pinch the edges in several ways, try different methods and choose which one you like best.
5
With the fingers of one hand, take the edge of the rolled cake, and with the other hand, take the edge of the cake on the other side. Connect these edges above the stuffing and pinch in the center. There will be two free semicircles left and right. Pinch their edges: left with right, and right with left.
6
You can pinch in the same manner as described in the previous step, but leave the middle open, that is, get a hole with minced meat.
7
Another way to pinch manti is to fold the edges according to the principle of dumplings, but just collect them in the shape of a rosette.
8
Although classic mantas are made in the shape of a square, closed manti with meat can also be made in the shape of a triangle. First, pinch the dough with a cone, but do not do it all the way. Pinch the remaining tip with the tail so that you get a closed mantle.
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Before you put the finished manti on the mantle mugs, dip them in vegetable oil. To make it more convenient to do, pour oil in a saucer. So manti will not stick to the tier of the mantle cooker.