Pakistani Cuisine

Mantu

Cuisine: Pakistani Servings: Makes 30 to 40 Created by Basil Daniell

Ingredients

1 packet (40 pieces) Shanghai wonton skins
Natural yoghurt or dhal to serve
¼ cup parsley, chopped

Filling
¼ cup vegetable oil or ghee
500g lean lamb mince
4 brown onions, finely chopped
2 tsp garlic, finely chopped
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp chilli powder

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Preparation

Heat vegetable oil or ghee in a wok or fry pan and add lamb mince. Fry over low heat for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Add onion and stir fry until onion is translucent, approximately 5 minutes.

Add remaining ingredients and stir fry for another 3 minutes or until fragrant.

Remove mix from wok and set aside in a bowl to cool.

Place a heaped teaspoon of the filling in the middle of each wonton skin, brush the edges with a little water and draw opposite corners together to form a little pouch and pinch edges together to seal.

To cook:
Place mantu in a steamer, making sure they are not touching, and steam for approximately 10 minutes or until tender.

Serve with a spoonful of yoghurt and finely chopped parsley or with dhal and chopped parsley.

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07 Apr 2012 01:49 AEST

1223

australia

mantoo

Mantoo is Afghani dish not Pakistan,and thnx 4 the recipe

23 Mar 2012 04:00 AEST

lily

gurnee

its agani and pakistani dish but ittle bet diffrences

this recipe is popular street food Baluchistan and many people made it in home in Baluchistan ,and still now if you visit this part of Pakistani you can find it easily .but its also a famous dish in Afghanistan .the flavor are little bet different but still the same thing .and its been cooked in home for specially two persons mean you and me. and that organically inspire by Chinese steam bread.but i will say its Afghanistan Pakistan dish.

12 Sep 2011 12:27 AEST

rafia

canada

not a pakistani dish

I was born / raised in Pakistan and never heard of this dish.... please check your record: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manti_(dumpling) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_cuisine

11 Aug 2011 01:40 AEST

miraa

london

!!!

For god sake I don't know why everyone's arguing on this thing..its just food stop all the childish behaviour! By the way mantu all the waaaaay :D

22 Jun 2011 07:49 AEST

Ahmed

laval

EPIC FAILED but still nice

hahah even Pakistani spacial cook or chef was failed to close the pate it has a special trick to be closed , when my mom does as an Afghan man I am not able to do what my mom does ;)

22 Nov 2010 07:52 AEST

Arthur Walters

London

For Crying out loud!

It is scientifically proven that mantu is an african dish during prehistoric times when they used to fart on raw food to make it seem cooked!!!

10 Nov 2010 02:30 AEST

Joanna

Endeavour Hills

Thanks

Thank you for putting the Mantu recipe on the net, I greatly appreciate it, as the same as Marya, I needed it for the project that we have to do at school.. I am doing a project on Afghanastan!! Like Marya and myself said, we both apreciate it ALOT!! I love you heaps, Joanna xoxo <3 :)

10 Nov 2010 02:27 AEST

marya

endeavour hills

thankyou for the recipe

thankyou for the recipe i really needed it for my project i really appreciate it :)

20 Oct 2010 03:12 AEST

FACT

usa

correction folks

First of all Pakistan has more food variety than Afghanis. Second, I don't think anybody was trying to say that mantu is a Pakistani dish. If you read properly, obviously it seems like you can't, he explains this was first made by azarajaat folks then other afghans began making it.. so therefore its neither afghan or pakistani, it was inspired by turks and made its way mostly into afghanistan.

03 Sep 2010 03:58 AEST

jimmy

NEW YORK

nantu is a unique AFGHAN dish NOT pakistani

THIS VIDEO SHOULD BE REMOVED. MUNTU IS NOT A PAKI DISH ITS WELL KNOWN AFGHAN DISH!!

02 Sep 2010 10:32 AEST

sedigh

Iran

questtion

I would like to cook this food. But in Iran I can't find Shanghai wonton. Can you say me how I myself can make it i home? Thank you

30 Aug 2010 06:42 AEST

Naza

USA

NOT PAKISTANI

MANTU IS DEFIANTLY NOT PAKISTANI CUISINE this is a disgrace a cheap attempt at re creating the famous central asian (afghan/turkish) dish. stick to your curry's pakis

15 May 2010 12:52 AEST

Mikahel

Bayswater WA

THIS IS SO WRONG!

THIS IS SO WRONG! MAntoo not Mantu is not Pakistani dish - this shows SBS do very little research before broadcasting its programs! This vid should be removed.

13 Mar 2010 10:38 AEST

Sahar

USA

MANTU IS NOT PAKISTANI CUISINE

Thanks to the political circumstance, Like everything else, Pakistan has hijacked the best of the best from the Afghani culture (Their rug industry, rice, etc..etc..) First of all, this is NOT how you would prepare mantu - this is clearly a made up dish from the Pakistani chef here on TV - creating his own style - incorporating whatever works for him! I became so upset to see this - it is simply disrespectful and you need to correct this! ASAP!

13 Oct 2009 01:38 AEST

Anar

Mehdiyev

Mantu/Manti

Manti were carried across Central Asia to Anatolia by migrating Turkic peoples in the 12th Century AD. According to Holly Chase, "Turkic and Mongol horsemen on the move are supposed to have carried frozen or dried manti, which could be quickly boiled over a camp-fire". Manti is also called Tatar böregi, which indicates its relation to nomadic peoples. Manti is a national dish of the Turkic speaking countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey.

06 Oct 2009 01:37 AEST

saba

toronto

It is an afghani dish.

I think the first time the people from (azarajaat) made the mantu and then all afghans learned it .

22 Jul 2009 08:22 AEST

unknown

Mantu

Mantu is made in both Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. It is a Mongolian/Chinese inspired dish. It most certainly is NOT Pakistani. The true recipe does not use chillis and the lentils are cooked in a tomato based sauce. Please correct this as it misleading.

04 Jul 2009 02:15 AEST

Haroon

Kocha kharabat

Mantu

although mantu is well known dish in afghanistan, it is has its origin in china and deep into the mangolian cutlture, and also it is found in as far as thailand, if we look at mando in china and thailand it has the same name and same recipe with little changes in taste, the osh , ashaq , and mando all come from mangolian therefore it has its roots in china like nodole and thus Italian pasta is from china so is mantu from mangolian .

07 Jun 2009 10:36 AEST

David Shefa

Hallam

Mantu

Hi there, i was watching this program on sbs about mantu, this food is actualy from Afghanistan not Pakistan, as the name suggest man-tu, means me and you, this comes as when a couple wanted to cook some meal and the wife and husband made this and named it mantu. please correct this. thanks

01 Jun 2009 01:31 AEST

unknown

hmmm

Mantu is Afghan not pakistani dish right?

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