# Viral Turkish Pasta

A simple and delicious vegan Turkish pasta dish, resembling lazy manti or Afghani pasta, made with a flavorful tofu mince, yogurt sauce, and paprika butter.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Turkish
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tbsp neutral oil
- 1 red onion chopped
- 2 cups grated tofu
- 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp vegan beef stock powder (optional)
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 cup unsweetened vegan yogurt
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- to taste salt
- 4 tbsp vegan butter
- 0.5 tbsp smoked paprika
- chopped tomato
- chopped parsley
- boiled pasta of your choice (rigatoni preferred)

## Instructions

1. Start by finely chopping a red onion and grating the tofu.
2. Fry the onions in a bit of oil, then add the grated tofu.
3. Cook the tofu mince low and slow for 15 to 20 minutes (or 25-30 minutes as per description) until it becomes a nice and flavorful mince, drying up and crisping slightly.
4. At this stage, put your pasta on to cook.
5. To make the yogurt sauce, add grated garlic and salt to some unsweetened vegan yogurt.
6. To make the signature paprika butter, melt vegan butter in a pan and add smoked paprika.
7. To assemble, put the cooked pasta (e.g., rigatoni) on a plate.
8. Top the pasta with the yogurt sauce.
9. Add the tofu mince over the yogurt sauce.
10. Drizzle the paprika butter over the mince.
11. Garnish with chopped tomatoes and parsley.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Cook tofu low and slow for 25-30 minutes until it dries up and crisps up slightly.
- Go easy on the raw garlic in the yogurt sauce as its flavor will linger.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEVCOHfST15/?igsh=M2w1cnhzc21zczJm
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/775726a8-ea7e-4115-b20f-9f0695b43d3d
- Extracted: 2026-01-31

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