Shish Barak/ Lebanese Meat Dumplings with Yogurt

Shish barak is Middle Eastern-style tortellini dumplings, filled with onion, and minced meat and cooked in a tangy palatable yogurt sauce (laban).
Ingredients:
For the yogurt:
2 kgs / 4.5 lbs / 2 liters plain whole milk yogurt
6 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons cornstarch, diluted in 3 cups of water
Salt to taste
1 egg, optional, but highly recommended, if you have egg allergy omit it and add 3 tablespoons of cornstarch instead of 2
For the shish barak dumplings:
The Dumplings’ Dough:
2 cups flour
A pinch of salt
3/4 cup whole milk, lukewarm
For the dumplings’ filling:
300 grams /10.5 oz of ground beef or lamb
4 tablespoons sunflower oil
2 small onions, finely chopped
Salt to taste
A dash of freshly grated black pepper
For the garlic-cilantro pesto:
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 tablespoon olive oil
A handful of finely chopped fresh cilantro, use the leaves only and discard the stems
Toasted Pine nuts to garnish, optional
For the full recipe on the blong ,follow the link here: hadiaslebanese...

[@Kaeruya.]

It’s a wonderful recipe💛 The happy scent seems to reaches me🧡 It looks crispy and very delicious😋 I'm looking forward to seeing you again✨⭐️

[@Hadia983]

Thank you so much. I hope you give it a try, and enjoy it as much as we do xoxo

[@Hadia983]

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