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Banshtai tsai (milk tea with dumplings)

Salted milk tea served with boiled dumplings, a complete, family-style dish from the Mongolian steppe. The tea is creamy, the dumplings tender, and together they make a filling breakfast or meal.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Pâte

Farce

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

386 kcal per serving

Protein
23.9 g
Carbohydrates
40.1 g
Fat
13.7 g
Fiber
2.2 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Make the dough with the flour, salt and lukewarm water, then let it rest for 15 minutes.
  2. Mix the minced meat, finely chopped onion, salt and pepper for the filling.
  3. Shape small dumplings by pinching the edges well, and set them aside on a floured tray.
  4. Bring the water to the boil, add the tea and let it infuse for 5 minutes.
  5. Add the milk and salt, then bring to a simmer.
  6. Drop the dumplings into the milk tea and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until they rise to the surface.
  7. Serve the hot tea with the dumplings in bowls.

Variations and tips

Meatless version. Replace the filling with onions and crumbled fresh cheese.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.