# Viral Turkish Pasta

This is a viral Turkish pasta that is kind of like a lazy manti and resembles Afghani pasta, it's quite simple to make.

- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: Turkish
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 red onion
- tofu
- oil
- soy sauce
- pomegranate molasses
- cumin
- unsweetened vegan yogurt
- garlic
- salt
- vegan butter
- smoked paprika
- rigatoni
- tomatoes
- parsley

## Instructions

1. Finely chop a red onion.
2. Grate the tofu.
3. Fry the chopped onions in a bit of oil in a pan.
4. Add the grated tofu to the pan with the onions.
5. Add soy sauce, pomegranate molasses, and cumin to the tofu and onions.
6. Cook the mixture on low and slow until it becomes a nice and flavorful mince (about 15 to 20 minutes).
7. While the mince is cooking, put the pasta on to boil.
8. In a bowl, combine unsweetened vegan yogurt, grated garlic, and salt to make the yogurt sauce.
9. Melt vegan butter in a pan and add smoked paprika to make the signature paprika butter.
10. Assemble the dish by adding cooked rigatoni to a bowl.
11. Top the pasta with the yogurt sauce.
12. Add the tofu mince on top of the yogurt sauce.
13. Drizzle the paprika butter over the mince.
14. Garnish with diced tomatoes and fresh parsley.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- knife
- grater
- pan
- spatula
- bowl
- spoon

## Tips

- Go easy on the garlic in the yogurt sauce, since it's raw the flavor is going to linger for a bit.

## Source

- Original video: https://pin.it/712VMhgIW
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2e801a60-28a4-4b68-88b9-996883ea742c
- Extracted: 2025-10-11

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