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Afghan Meat Filled Pasta (Mantou)

At a Glance

Prep
1 hour
Cook
1 hour
Total
2 hours
Servings
6-8 serving(s)

Categories

  • Dumplings
  • Main Course
  • Afghan
  • Steamed
  • < 4 Hours

Allergens

  • Wheat
  • Milk

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 8. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 482.6 per serving 3860.8 for selected servings
Fat 20.8g per serving 166.4g for selected servings
Sugar 6.2g per serving 49.6g for selected servings
Protein 29.8g per serving 238.4g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 43.4g per serving 347.2g for selected servings

This recipe is from an Afghan cookbook that came out in the 1990's. I think that the restaurant was in Minnesota. Their recipies were very good.

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Equipment

Large frying pan, medium saucepan, blender, metal vegetable steamer

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs lamb
  • 2 onions, diced
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • 2 cups water
  • 35 wonton wrappers, square
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 yellow onion
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 small carrot, diced
  • 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas
  • 1 teaspoon dried mint
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

  1. To Make the Yogurt Sauce: Mix together the 1 cup yogurt, 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder and 1/4 teaspoons salt.

  2. Chill until ready to serve.

  3. To Make the Tomato Sauce: Slice the 1/2 yellow onion and boil in a medium-size saucepan with the 1 1/2 cups water until tender.

  4. Drain.

  5. In a blender put the cooked onion slices, 8 oz. tomato sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons oil, 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander and 1/2 teaspoons salt.

  6. Puree.

  7. Put into a medium-size saucepan.

  8. Add the diced carrot and chickpeas and cook the tomato sauce until the carrots are tender.

  9. To Make the Stuffed Pasta: In a large frying pan cook the meat, 2 diced onions, green bell pepper, 1 Table. garlic powder, 1 Table. ground coriander, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper and 1/4 teaspoons cayenne.

  10. When browned, add 2 cups water and cook until the water evaporates.

  11. Let cool somewhat.

  12. Put 1 Table. of the meat mixture in the center of a won ton square (3 1/2 " x 3 1/2").

  13. Wet edges with water.

  14. Pull 2 opposite corners together in center and firmly seal.

  15. Do the same with the opposite corners, sealing all together.

  16. Repeat with remaining filling and won ton wrappers until of it is all used up.

  17. Oil a metal vegetable steamer and place the filled won tons on it.

  18. Cover and steam 15-20 minutes.

  19. To Serve: Spread a thin layer of yogurt sauce on each plate.

  20. Put stuffed pasta on each plate and drizzle a little yogurt over each.

  21. Drizzle tomato sauce over each pasta.

  22. Garnish with the dried mint leaves and chopped fresh cilantro.

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