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Hingel
Hingel: Kars and Ardahan potato dumplings with browned butter, onions and yoghurt
TurkishHingel is the comfort food of Kars and Ardahan, on Turkey's high north-eastern border, where long winters made potatoes and butter everyday staples. Half-moon dumplings are filled with mashed potato and onion, boiled, then smothered in caramelised onions, garlic yoghurt and plenty of browned butter, much like manti but larger and softer. Common mistake: a wet potato filling that leaks through the seams; dry the boiled potatoes in the pan for a minute before mashing. Chef's tip: fry the onions slowly in the same butter you pour over at the end; it picks up their sweetness.
- Total time
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the dough
For the filling
To serve
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Method
0/8 doneStep 1: Mix 12 ½ oz plain flour, 1 egg, ½ cup water and a quarter of ½ tsp salt into a firm dough. Knead 8 minutes, cover and rest 30 minutes.
38 minStep 2: Boil 1 ⅛ lb floury potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes until soft. Drain, return to the pan over a low heat for 1 minute to steam dry, then mash.
16 minStep 3: Fry 1 onion in ⅔ oz butter for 6 minutes until golden. Mix into the potato with ½ tsp black pepper and a quarter of ½ tsp salt. Cool.
6 minStep 4: Roll the dough 2 mm thick and cut 8 cm rounds. Put a heaped teaspoon of filling on each, fold into a half-moon and press the edges firmly together.
Step 5: Mix 14 oz thick yoghurt with 2 cloves garlic and leave at room temperature.
Step 6: Melt 2 ½ oz butter in a frying pan over a medium-low heat and cook 2 onions slowly for 15 minutes, until soft and deep golden.
15 minStep 7: Boil the hingel in a big pan of water with the rest of 1 tsp salt for 6–8 minutes, until they float and the dough is tender at the edges.
8 minStep 8: Drain, spoon garlic yoghurt onto plates, add the hingel and pour the onions and browned butter over the top.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 680 kcal
- Protein
- 18 g
- Carbs
- 85 g
- Fat
- 30 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does hingel take?
- About 90 minutes in total: 60 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of egg?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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