Mantı (Turkish Ravioli with Garlic yoghurt sauce)

Here it is.... My Homemade Turkish ravioli I made before. Today I serve it with Sarımsağı yoğurt or Garlic yogurt sauce, melted butter, and sprinkle with red pepper flakes. Just a perfect dish for early spring like these days... @(^_^)@

 Serves 6
Ingredients:

• 1 Mantı recipe. For making Mantı see the recipe here
• 2 ~ 3 cloves garlic
• 2 cups plain yogurt.
• Salt to taste
• 3~ 5 tablespoon water
• 150 gr butter
• ½ tsp tomato paste, dissolve it with small amount of water.
• Red pepper Flakes.

Method:
1) Cook Mantı in boiling water plus few tablespoon of vegetable oil, cook them for about 5 minutes and drain well.

2) Puree the garlic and salt with a mortar and pestle, combine the plain yogurt, put some water and stir them well to make yogurt sauce. Set aside.
3) In a small saucepan melt butter, mix in tomato paste, stir a while then turn off the heat.
4) Arrange the Mantı on a serving dish, pour yogurt sauce and melted butter, sprinkle with red pepper flakes. Serve warm immediately.

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