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Juicy manti: video recipe
Juicy manti is loved not only by Uzbeks, the creators of this aromatic and very tasty dish, but also by gourmets from other countries. They are also prepared in Russia, following a variety of dough and filling recipes. Regardless of whether you make lamb and pumpkin manti or prefer the lighter version with minced chicken and vegetables, you will have a healthy and very satisfying steamed meal.
Ingredients: – 1 chicken egg; – 1 tbsp. water; – 500-550 g flour.
Break the egg into a deep bowl, pour in ice water, salt and lightly beat the mixture with a broom until smooth. Add flour in small portions, kneading very tough dough. Leave it on for half an hour, then divide it into 2-3 pieces. Roll a 2–3 cm thick sausage alternately out of each dough ball, leaving the others under the towel to prevent drying out. Cut each rope into pieces no more than 2 cm long, press them down to flat cakes and roll them from the center to the edges so that there is a slight thickening in the middle.
Juicy manti with lamb and pumpkin
Ingredients: – 700 g of lamb; – 400 g pumpkin; – 5 onions; – 0,5 tsp cumin (cumin); – 2 pinches of ground black pepper; – 1 tsp. salt; – vegetable oil.
If you are short on time, you can turn the lamb through a meat grinder, but keep in mind that the taste of the finished dish will suffer from this.
Rinse the meat and pat dry. Peel off the pumpkin skin and cut both main filling ingredients into very small cubes using a sharp knife. Peel the onions and cut into thin half rings. Mix all the minced meat ingredients in one bowl, season with salt, pepper and cumin and knead with your hands for a few minutes. Let it brew for 20 minutes, soaking in the aroma of spices.
Place 1 tbsp on each juicer. l. filling and wrap it in the usual way. The easiest option is to pinch two opposite edges in pairs and blind two adjacent protruding ends. Dip the manti base in vegetable oil, place the manti or double boiler on the grates and cook for 45 minutes. Transfer the boiled pouches to a plate and serve with butter or sauce.
Delicious manti with chicken and potatoes
Ingredients: – 2 fatty chicken legs (800 g); – 400 g of potatoes; – 4 onions; – 0,5 tsp ground white pepper; – 1 tsp. salt; – dough; – vegetable oil.
If the chicken is not fat enough, add chopped carrots or pumpkin to the minced meat
Cut the flesh from the chicken legs and chop finely, including the skin and fat. Chop the peeled potatoes into small cubes. Peel the onions and chop finely. Combine all components of the filling, pepper, salt and knead thoroughly. Make the dough in the same way as described above, evenly distribute the minced meat and vegetables on them and form the manti. Lubricate the “butts” with vegetable oil and steam for 25 minutes. Pour your favorite sauce or butter over them and serve immediately.