Mushroom Manti – mushroom in garlic yogurt sauce

I love variety. I am not that person who grew up eating same food every day. Which is why my mum probably knew more than two thousand recipes; repetition was not that common in my family. Making different chicken or fish is not a big deal for me, because I can find many recipes of that from my mother. But when it comes to veggies, I love to try different and new recipes every week.

In addition to chicken/egg and fish every week, my husband and me try to eat two different kind of vegetables with dal and rice. Mostly it is limited to brussel sprouts, mushroom, eggplant, cauliflower, zucchini and cabbage. Out of all these vegetable my husband loves mushroom the most and eggplant the least. So I end up cooking different kind of mushroom recipes for him every week. Few years back, when I was searching for a mushroom recipe, I came across with this delightful Turkish recipe – ‘Mantar Manti’ or Mushroom Manti. It is considered as an appetizer in Turkish cuisine.

Benefits of eating mushroom are beyond discussion. Back in India, my family eats only wild mushroom, so eating mushrooms was never a daily affair. It used to be some special weeks, when my maternal uncle used to bring few pounds of freshly picked wild mushroom. But thanks to grocery stores in States, we get mushroom anytime of the year. And as Mr. Arnstein loves it, I end up preparing it almost 3-4 times a month.

So if you are throwing a dinner party or trying to feed your family more veggies, consider this super easy mushroom recipe. It requires very less preparation, and you can make under 30 minutes. If you hate garlic, this is not for you. But you do not know what are you missing.

Recipe for Mushroom Manti

The recipe is adapted from Binnur Turkish Cookbook.