Afghani Mantu

Ingredients

  • 1 packwonton wrappers or homemade mantu dough
  • ¾ lbground meat (beef, lamb, or plant-based)
  • 2 tspcumin
  • 2 tspcoriander
  • 1 tspchili powder
  • ¼ tspturmeric
  • ¼ tspcardamom
  • ⅛ tspnutmeg
  • 2 cupsdiced onion
  • 3garlic cloves (minced)
  • salt (to taste)
  • 2 tbspcilantro
  • 2 tbspoil
  • 1 cupyogurt
  • 1 tbspdried mint (or to taste)
  • 1garlic clove (finely minced)
  • salt (to taste)
  • ¼ cupdiced onion
  • 2 tsptomato paste
  • 2tomatoes
  • ⅛ tspturmeric
  • ¼ tspchili powder
  • ¼ tspcumin
  • 1garlic clove (minced)
  • 2 tspchanna daal (yellow split-peas soaked overnight)
  • salt (to taste)

Directions

Filling

  1. 1

    In a pan, heat up some oil. Add in your ground meat.

  2. 2

    Once the ground meat turns brown, add in your salt and diced onions. Allow the onions to soften and cook down.

  3. 3

    Now add your spices. Cook for a few minutes. Taste and adjust for seasonings. Toss in the cilantro. Set aside and allow to cool.

  4. 4

    Once cooled, it's time to fill the wrappers. Take about a teaspoonful per wrapper. Fold the edges using water.

  5. 5

    Steam the mantu in a metal or bamboo steamer until the wrapper becomes translucent and almost clear.

Yogurt sauce

  1. 1

    Combine the yogurt, mint, and minced garlic. Add salt and taste and adjust for seasonings.

Tomato-lentil sauce

  1. 1

    Add a tablespoon or so of oil into a pan. On medium-high heat, sautee the diced onion.

  2. 2

    Add your salt. Once the onions turn transluscent, add the tomato paste. Allow it to cook down and caramelize.

  3. 3

    Now add your spices and chopped tomatoes. Add water and bring to a simmer.

  4. 4

    For the channa daal (also known as yellow split-peas), make sure to wash and soak it in water overnight. You can add it to the tomato sauce or boil it separately. (Note - the daal can take longer to cook in the tomato sauce, so I would recommend quickly boiling it in a small pot separately and then adding it to the tomato sauce).

  5. 5

    Taste and adjust for seasonings.

Assembly

  1. 1

    In a serving dish, add a layer of the yogurt sauce, then the mantu, then top with more yogurt sauce and the tomato-lentil sauce. Finally top with a little bit of olive oil and more dried mint. Your mantu is ready to serve.

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