From what dough to prepare mantas

This dish has its roots in China, where it was called baozi. From there it migrated to Central Asia and received the name of manta. Gentle dough, juicy filling, spicy aroma ... Real. Uzbek It's impossible not to love! And tonight. "Site" He'll teach you how to cook them.





How to prepare manta ingredients
  • 400g flour
  • 200 ml of water
  • 500g mutton
  • 100g curly fat
  • 500g onions
  • 1 egg
  • salt
  • zire
  • black and red pepper
  • vegetable-oil
  • sesame oil


Preparation
  1. First prepare the dough: mix salt, egg and water, and then add flour. Mix the cool dough and let it brew a little.



  2. While the dough is infused, do the filling. Cut the onions, mutton and curly fat. Add salt, pepper and cumin to your taste. Pour some water and mix the mince. Leave it to marinate under film for a while.



  3. Roll the dough to a thickness of 1-2 mm, and then cut it into equal squares about 10 x 10 cm. Put the stuffing on each square of the dough. Rot the corners of the dough, forming bags.



  4. Now it's time to cook manta. It is most convenient to do this in a squirrel. If there is one, just place the manta on the sheets of the mantyshnitsa, cover the lid and cook for 30 minutes. If you do not have such a miracle of technology, you can cook mantas in an ordinary pan on the stove. To do this, fill half the pan with salt water, bring it to a boil. On a flat couch, oiled, put the bags in a row, put on a pan, and cover the top with a lid. Cook for 30 minutes.

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  5. The serving of the dish is also important. Mix vegetable and sesame oil, lubricate this mixture with a plate. After lay out the finished mantas on a plate, grease them with a mixture of oils. Now it's all set, have a nice appetit! 81





This is a traditional dish of Uzbek cuisine. No gourmet would dare to call these appetizing bags dumplings. Unlike their Russian relatives, they are larger, have a different shape, besides, they are prepared only for a couple. Yes, do a lot with them, but they are worth it!

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