Manthu Recipe

[Talib Jan]

I made mantu the other day, all I was hearing was masha'Allahs.

[MohannaD]

you should use small eggroll wrappers

I think if I made the wrapper myself it would taste better (if done correctly that is ) . Thanks for the suggestion .

[Laila]

Duksey, the recipe Admin khana post up basically is the best to follow by.

If you need more help just holla at your girl

I find it best to make your mantu wraps from scratch. But you have to get this little object to help flatten your dough the best way possible.

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It is available in Oriental Shops

otherwise, just use the wraps you normally would get.

as far as the sauce goes, make sure your ground beef is not burnt. Kabulis and Mazaris make the best mantu, so in their sauce they add chickpeas......it makes it even more tasty. I add it for a better taste and it even makes your sauce seem fuller.

your yogurt sauce is simple, just add a little bit of cut garlic, stir well and then add some Oregano or some dry leafy structures. Make sure to spread it on the pan before placing your dumplings, then after your dumplings (before the beef sauce), then spread cilantro over it all. Then wallah!!!! ready to serve your father-in-law (kidding).

[Dukemina]

Well I know I'm like MAD late but I FINALLY made manthu!

Here you gooooooooooooo

[Dukemina]

wow the pic is huge...

[Haris]

wow the pic is huge...

I can't see any pic.

[Amir al Ghaznavi]

do pakistani pashtuns eat mantu?

[Karachi]

^ once on tv they were showing Peshawar in Ramadan and one of things for Iftari was mantu.

I haven't tried it myself, how does it taste like?

[Arghawaani]

Beef? Oregano? No fresh coriander leaves? That's so wrong.

Rule of thumb: Never use recipes for Afghan dishes. It's better through word of mouth, from a family member or friend who knows, and then you add your own variations. Afghan dishes have too many specifics and pressure points that can't be written down in recipes, or explained.

As for mantu, don't use beef. The kofta inside should melt in your mouth as should the wonton skin. If one is hard and the other is soft, it doesn't work, at least not with mantu. And Oregano, a big no no. No Afghan dish has Oregano, and it's a good thing they don't. Oregano doesn't work with everything, it's very overpowering.

[KoCHai_PeGhLa]

YUmmmyyyyyyyyyyy Kho Kash Ke See Pa PAhto waii NA Pa English

[Laila]

Beef? Oregano? No fresh coriander leaves? That's so wrong.

Rule of thumb: Never use recipes for Afghan dishes. It's better through word of mouth, from a family member or friend who knows, and then you add your own variations. Afghan dishes have too many specifics and pressure points that can't be written down in recipes, or explained.

As for mantu, don't use beef. The kofta inside should melt in your mouth as should the wonton skin. If one is hard and the other is soft, it doesn't work, at least not with mantu. And Oregano, a big no no. No Afghan dish has Oregano, and it's a good thing they don't. Oregano doesn't work with everything, it's very overpowering.

Oregano is not over powering....or maybe you just add too much. Adding Oregano or other dry leaves like mint makes the yogurt tasty. This is so that it equals out the taste of the garlic.

Majority of times, people add additional beef (kofta pieces) on top of the yogurt paste. or you can stick with keeping the original sauce for that. then you add the coriander (cilantro) leaves.

[Arghawaani]

Laila Jaan,

Traditionally, we add dry mint leaves to the yogurt or on top of the mantu. Oregano would be a very western addition. Or so I think. Yes, I know about adding the kofta to the top, I merely meant that instead of beef, lamb mince should be used. It's much softer and has a little bit of fat, thus the soft meat. As for adding too much oregano, that never happens as I never use it in any of my cooking.

No hard feelings eh?

[Laila]

Oh no hard feelings at all its good to compare recipes

see my mother and i make our Oregano from scratch. we wait till the summer time for our mints to grow then we leave it out to dry out. then add some other stuff as well and that is our homemade Oregano, not the real Italian one.

Never heard of lamb instead of beef, will look into it though.

[Arghawaani]

Oregano from scratch sounds amazing. Impressive. The organic kinda feel of things.

Never? Really? We used beef once at home, and everyone instantly knew there was something wrong with the mantu. Lamb is much better, you should try it.

[Laila]

Yeah i will try it....its time for mantu to be cooked in the house anyways :P btw, do you mind asking me what province you are from? i know there are slight differences between regions. Like Mazari folks make mantu differently than Kabulis