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Ashak

Leek dumplings under yoghurt and a spoonful of spiced mince. The order matters.

Ashak
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Leek dumplings, three layers

90 minutes · serves 4 · Hard

What you need

  • 350g plain flour
  • 180ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 leeks, very finely chopped
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • 300g minced lamb
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 400g thick yoghurt
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 tsp dried mint
  • Oil

What you do

  1. 1Make a plain dough and rest it 30 minutes.
  2. 2Salt the chopped leek, leave 15 minutes, then squeeze out every drop of water. Toss with chilli.
  3. 3Cook the mince with the onion, tomato paste and turmeric with a splash of water until thick.
  4. 4Roll the dough thin, cut 8cm circles, fill with leek and fold into half moons.
  5. 5Boil 6 minutes.
  6. 6Garlic yoghurt on the plate first, dumplings on that, meat sauce over, mint and more yoghurt on top. In that order or it is a different dish.

Vegetarian, with more leek

60 minutes · serves 3 · Medium

What you need

  • Dough or gyoza wrappers
  • Leeks
  • Chilli flakes
  • Yoghurt
  • Garlic
  • Split peas
  • Tomato paste
  • Dried mint

What you do

  1. 1Cook yellow split peas with onion, tomato paste and turmeric until thick, in place of the meat.
  2. 2Same three layers.