armenianfood

Sini Manti

Published by Monica

I’m not gonna lie and sugar coat it, it’s a lot of work and time consuming but oh the outcome!!! All worth it! As a child we used to have roles when manti was being made…auntie used to open the dough and cut it in small squares, my cousin would add the meat and I would shape them and place in a tray. Hope you give it a try as a real home made manti is a must and I am sure you will start to always make it! It freezes beautifully for months 🙂 Recipe for 4 people. Ingredients: For the dough: 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour, plus more for dusting and kneading 1 egg 1 tablespoon olive oil Water as much as needed For the filling: 200 gr finely minced beef 1 small onion, grated Salt and pepper to taste For the yogurt: 3 cup natural yogurt 1 egg 2 cloves of garlic, crushed Salt 1/4 cup of water To finish: 50 gr butter 1/2 tablespoon tomato paste 1 teaspoon dried mint …

Armenian Stuffed Eggplants with Tahini Sauce

Published by Monica

Armenians have been scattered all over the world for a century now and depending on where they live, they have their own take on recipes. This dish I learned from an Armenian woman that was originally from Aleppo. It is sooo good there are no words to explain and the tahini sauce drizzled on top gives it a deep earthy flavor that is hard to match. Its easy to make, just a matter of chopping the ingredients finely together but if you are in a hurry just use a food processor to do the work for you! Also, you can get already hollowed eggplants…The filling should look like tabboule but with lots of rice. Hope you give it a try and let me know in a comment how much you loved this!! Quantities for 3 Ingredients: 1/2 kg small eggplants, about 12 small ones, hollowed For the filling: 1 cup short grain rice, washed 4 ripe tomatoes, diced very small or grated 1 onion, diced in small cubes 1/2 bunch of parsley, chopped finely 1/4 …