History

Mantı is not exclusive to Gaziantep, but the local version has its own shape and service: smaller parcels, a looser garlic yoghurt and a butter finish carrying hot pepper rather than dried mint alone. It is home food more than restaurant food, which is why the places that serve it well in the city are the ev yemekleri rooms rather than the kebab houses. Evirgeç on Atatürk Bulvarı is the address locals name, and its kitchen pinches the dumplings by hand. Sumac and dried mint go on at the table, and the bowl is eaten with a spoon rather than a fork.

Common allergens: Gluten, Dairy, Eggs

Make it at home

Yield Serves 4Hands-on 1 hr 15 minTotal 1 hr 45 minDifficulty Intermediate

Ingredients

  • 400g plain flour
  • 1 egg
  • 180ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 300g minced lamb
  • 1 onion, grated and squeezed dry
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 500g thick yoghurt
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 60g butter
  • 1 tbsp hot pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp dried mint
  • Sumac, to serve

Method

  1. Knead flour, egg, water and salt into a firm dough and rest it covered for 30 minutes.
  2. Mix the lamb, onion, pepper and salt into a filling.
  3. Roll the dough as thin as you can and cut it into 3cm squares.
  4. Put a small amount of filling on each square and pinch the four corners together into a parcel.
  5. Boil in salted water for 8 to 10 minutes until the dumplings float and the dough is tender.
  6. Beat the garlic into the yoghurt with a little salt.
  7. Drain the mantı, spoon the garlic yoghurt over, then pour on butter melted with the pepper flakes and mint. Finish with sumac.

Tip from the editors. Squeeze the grated onion dry before mixing it in. Wet filling steams the parcels open in the pan.

Where to eat antep mantısı

Antep mantısı in Gaziantep

Evirgeç Mantı Evi ★ 3.8

Anatolian₺₺allebenDaily 08:00-22:00

Evirgeç Mantı Evi plates home cooking on Atatürk Bulvarı, and Gaziantep mantı with yoghurt is one of the cheaper sit-down meals in the centre.

Try: Antep mantısı

Tip: Check the daily board before ordering. The listed menu runs wider than the day's cooking.

Alleben, Atatürk Blv. 58/B, 27010 Şahinbey/Gaziantep

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