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Kayseri tray manti

Serves 4Official

Ingredients

  • 600 gWheat flour
  • 20 gSalt step 1
  • 200 gWater step 1
  • 100 gEgg
  • 800 gGround beef
  • 5 gSalt step 2
  • 5 gGround black pepper
  • 10 gPaprika
  • 300 gOnion
  • 40 gOlive oil
  • 40 gButter step 5
  • 110 gTomato paste
  • 800 gWater step 6
  • 450 gStrained yogurt
  • 6 gGarlic
  • 8 gSalt step 7
  • 25 gButter step 4

Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.

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Cross-section

  1. Water28%
  2. Ground beef23%
  3. Wheat flour17%
  4. Strained yogurt13%
  5. Onion9%
  6. Tomato paste 3%
  7. Egg 3%
  8. Butter 2%
  9. Olive oil 1%
  10. Salt 1%
  11. Paprika 0%
  12. Garlic 0%
  13. Ground black pepper 0%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Knead the flour, the dough salt, water and eggs into a soft dough. Cover and rest it for 15 minutes.

    15 min

  2. Chop the onion very finely and squeeze out its liquid. Knead it with the mince, the filling salt, black pepper and red pepper until even. Use the filling right away.

  3. Roll the dough to 0.3 cm and cut it into 3x3 cm squares. Put about 8 g of filling in the middle of each, fold in half and pinch the edges, leaving the filling open on top.

  4. Grease the base of the tray with butter. Stand the manti upright in rows, filling side up, with no gaps.

  5. Warm the olive oil and butter and drizzle over the manti. Bake in a preheated 180 °C oven for 25 minutes, then let the tray rest for 15 minutes.

    25 min

  6. Stir the tomato paste into the water and boil in a pan for 1 minute. Pour the hot sauce over the manti and cook the tray on the hob over medium heat for 5 minutes.

    5 min

  7. Mix the strained yoghurt with crushed garlic and salt. Serve the manti hot in the tray with the yoghurt sauce in the centre.

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Last changed: November 1, 2026

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