Things to know about Ashak Recipe
The word Ashak originated from the Persian language meaning “tear”, it’s a tear-shape pasta dumpling filled with a delicious mixture of chives and scallion, usually served with meat sauce or Chaka; a yogurt sauce. It’s a well-celebrated dish made at family gatherings where everyone takes part in wrapping and cooking.
Mouthwatering Afghan Traditional Chives and Scallion Dumplings. Authentic Recipe of Ashak.
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Ingredients
Filling
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil or any vegetable oil
- 1 bunch Scallion Thinly sliced
- 3 pcs Chives Thinly sliced, green part
- 1 clove Garlic Minced
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1 pinch Red Chili Flake
Dumpling
- 25 pcs Wonton Wrapper Circular
Meat Sauce
- 1 pc Yellow Onion Large, finely chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic Minced
- 250 grams (8.82 oz) Ground (Minced) Beef
- 250 grams (8.82 oz) Ground (Minced) Lamb
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 2 tsp Paprika Powder
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 2 tsp Ground Coriander Powder
- 1 cup Tomato Sauce
Yogurt Sauce
- 1 cup Plain Yogurt
- 2 cloves Garlic Minced
- 3 tsp Dried Mint
- ½ tsp Salt
- Fresh Mint Thinly sliced
Instructions
Filling
- Heat the oil in a large pan and add chives and scallion.
- Stir fry for 8-10 minutes
- Add garlic and cook until light brown.
- Then add salt, black pepper, and red chili flakes. Fry for a minute.
- Turn the heat off and put the mixture in a bowl to cool down.
Dumpling
- Take a baking sheet and grease the surface.
- Take each wonton and put a teaspoon of the filling in the center.
- Wet the ends of the wrapper and fold in half and seal. Line these dumplings on the greased baking sheet.
- Make sure there are no air pockets inside.
- Now take a large pot, boil water in it.
- Cook the dumplings in boiling water in batches.
- Lower heat while cooking, it will take 2-3minutes to cook completely.
- Remove with a slotted spoon.
Meat Sauce
- Heat oil in a pan and fry onions until golden brown.
- Then add minced garlic and fry for a minute.
- Add the ground meat, salt, pepper, paprika, and coriander powder.
- Cook meat until its soft and the color change to brown.
- Add the tomato sauce and cook until thick.
Yogurt Sauce
- In a bowl, mix the yogurt, mint powder, and salt.
- Garnish with fresh mint.
NOTES
- Put dumplings on the plate and layer meat sauce over them.
- You can also layer yogurt sauce or serve it in a separate dish
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