Written by Shayan in Afghan food, Appetizers
Mantu is one of the most popular Afghan food and it is common in gatherings and ceremonies. Also, you can find it in many Afghan restaurants. Mantu is an Afghan ravioli filled with beef and covered with yogurt sauce and tomato sauce. Therefore, this food that some people call manto or mantoo is a healthy and low-calorie appetizer. Let’s dive into cooking it.
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Mantu ingredients
For cooking beef Mantu we mainly need minced meat, wonton wrappers, and yogurt. There is another Afghan dumpling called “Ashak” if you are not a fan of meat. You can make Ashak without the meat sauce. Well, it is time for the Afghan Mantu recipe. But first, we need to prepare our ingredients, and here is a list of Mantu’s ingredients.
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Minced beef | 300 gr |
| Onion | 2 medium-sized |
| Ginger garlic paste | 1 teaspoon |
| Red chili powder | 1 teaspoon |
| Coriander powder | 2 teaspoons |
| Salt | 1 ½ tablespoon |
| Turmeric powder | 1 teaspoon |
| Yogurt | ¾ cup |
| Dried mint | 1 tablespoon |
| Garlic | 2 cloves |
| Tomato paste | 1 tablespoon |
| Cumin | ¼ teaspoon |
| Wonton wrappers | 30 |
| Dried yellow split pea | ½ cup |
| Chicken bouillon | 1 cube |
How to cook Mantu?
The Mantu recipe has four steps. First, we cook the filling and the tomato sauce. Then we will wrap the ravioli and cook them with steam. Finally, we will make the yogurt sauce.
Filling
- Chop two medium-sized onions into small pieces and heat them on low heat with four tablespoons of oil till making them soft.
- Add 300 gr minced beef to the onion and stir them well.
- Add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp red chili, 1 tsp coriander, 1 tbsp salt, and 1 tsp turmeric to the meat and mix them well.
- Pour a cup of water. Cover the pan and let it cook for about 30 minutes. Our filling for Mantu is ready!
Red sauce
- Soak the yellow split pea for 30 minutes.
- Then bring a saucepan, and add split peat into it with 1 ½ cups of water.
- Heat the split pea and add 1/8 teaspoon red chili, ½ teaspoon salt, tomato paste, one teaspoon coriander, ¼ teaspoon cumin, and one cube of chicken bouillon.
- Let it cook and simmer for about 45 minutes on low heat. It should not be very thick or watery.
How to wrap the Afghan ravioli?
- Put one tablespoon of the filling in the center of a wonton wrapper.
- Dip your finger into water and moisture the corner of the wrapper.
- Overlay the opposite corners on each other and press them. Then grab the existing corners and press them. Seal the edges on each other.
- Repeat this step and wrap all of the dumplings.
- Bring a pot of water. Heat them till boiling. Put the steamer basket on the pot. The water should not touch the steamer. Place the Afghan ravioli in the steamer. Cover it and let it steam for 30 minutes till Mantu’s ravioli are tender and soft.
Yogurt sauce
- Pour ¾ cup yogurt into a bowl.
- Add ¼ cup of water.
- Add ½ teaspoon salt, one tablespoon dried mint, and two grounded cloves of garlic to the yogurt.
- Mix them well. Our sauce for Mantoo is ready!
How to serve Afghan Mantu?
Bring a platter, and pour 3-4 tablespoons of yogurt sauce on it. Place Mantu ravioli on the yogurt sauce. Pour tomato sauce on the raviolis. Finally, pour yogurt sauce on the tomato sauce layer. Our delicious Mantu is ready! Enjoy your dish!
Note: You can garnish it with dried mint or coriander leaves.
Now you can prepareAfghan Mantuat home and enjoy the taste of Afghan food wherever in the world you are. If you also have questions about this recipe, please do not hesitate to ask.
Mantu Recipe (Afghan Beef Ravioli)
Recipe by ShayanCourse: AppetizersCuisine: AfghanDifficulty: Normal
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
45
minutes
Cooking time
30
minutes
Calories
320
kcal
Serving Size
5 – 10
The Mantu recipe has four steps. First, we cook the filling and the tomato sauce. Then we will wrap the ravioli and cook them with steam. Finally, we will make the yogurt sauce.
Ingredients
Minced beef, 300 gr
Onion, two medium-size
Ginger garlic paste, one teaspoon
Red chili powder, one teaspoon
Coriander powder, two teaspoons
Salt, 1 ½ tablespoon
Turmeric powder, one teaspoon
Yogurt, ¾ cup
Dried mint, one tablespoon
Garlic, two cloves
Tomato paste, one tablespoon
Cumin, ¼ teaspoon
Wonton wrappers
Dried yellow split pea, ½ cup
Chicken bouillon, 1 cube
Directions
- Filling
- Chop two medium-sized onions into small pieces and heat them on low heat with four tablespoons of oil till making them soft.
- Add 300 gr minced beef to the onion and stir them well.
- Add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp red chili, 1 tsp coriander, 1 tbsp salt, and 1 tsp turmeric to the meat and mix them well.
- Pour a cup of water. Cover the pan and let it cook for about 30 minutes. Our filling for Mantu is ready!
- Red sauce
- Soak the yellow split pea for 30 minutes.
- Then bring a saucepan, and add split peat into it with 1 ½ cups of water.
- Heat the split pea and add 1/8 teaspoon red chili, ½ teaspoon salt, tomato paste, one teaspoon coriander, ¼ teaspoon cumin, and one cube of chicken bouillon.
- Let it cook and simmer for about 45 minutes on low heat. It should not be very thick or watery.
- How to wrap the ravioli?
- Put one tablespoon of the filling in the center of a wrapper.
- Dip your finger into water and moisture the corner of the wrapper.
- Overlay the opposite corners on each other and press them. Then grab the existing corners and press them. Seal the edges on each other.
- Repeat this step and wrap all of the dumplings.
- Bring a pot of water. Heat them till boiling. Put the steamer basket on the pot. The water should not touch the steamer. Place the Afghan ravioli in the steamer. Cover it and let it steam for 30 minutes till Mantu’s ravioli are tender and soft.
- Yogurt sauce
- Pour ¾ cup yogurt into a bowl.
- Add ¼ cup of water.
- Add ½ teaspoon salt, one tablespoon dried mint, and two grounded cloves of garlic to the yogurt.
- Mix them well. Our sauce for Mantoo is ready!
- How to serve Mantu?
- Bring a platter, and pour 3-4 tablespoons of yogurt sauce on it. Place Mantu ravioli on the yogurt sauce. Pour tomato sauce on the raviolis. Finally, pour yogurt sauce on the tomato sauce layer. Our delicious Mantu is ready! Enjoy your dish!
Recipe Video
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6 Comments
amir
13/06/2022 at 6:37 AM·Reply
what is in of mantu
Shayan
07/11/2022 at 11:00 PM·Reply
Hi dear amir,
For cooking mantu dumplings you need wonton wrappers, minced beef, onion, ginger garlic paste, and some spices. Also, the red sauce is made of yellow split peas and tomato paste. Finally, make the dressing with yogurt, dried mint, and garlic.
صاحبه غفاری
02/11/2022 at 3:13 AM·Reply
سلام آقاشایان،خسته نباشی من امشب با سایت شما آشناشدم مطمئنم ک من ازبرنامه آشپزی وشیرینی پزی شما خوشوقت میشوم چونکه من عاشق این فن دوستداشتنی هستم.موفق باشی عزیزم منتظربرنامهای بعدی توهستم
Shayan
07/11/2022 at 10:45 PM·Reply
سلام، خیلی متشکرم صاحبه خانم از حمایتتان و انرژی که به من دادید. بسیار خوشحال شدم که از غذاهای موجود در سایت لذت بردید و از آشنایی با شما خرسندم
Heather
29/12/2022 at 5:16 AM·Reply
Hi! I’m having trouble finding yellow split peas. Could I use green?
Shayan
29/12/2022 at 11:32 PM·Reply
Hi dear Heather,
I haven’t ever used green split peas instead of yellow ones, but I searched and found that they have the same taste. So you can use it.
I will be happy to know about your experience when you try it.
