# Viral Turkish Pasta

A simple vegan Turkish pasta dish, resembling a lazy manti or Afghani pasta, made with 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 tbsp vegan beef stock powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 cup unsweetened vegan yogurt
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- salt to taste
- 4 tbsp vegan butter
- 0.5 tbsp smoked paprika
- chopped tomato
- chopped parsley
- boiled pasta of your choice (rigatoni preferred)

## 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. Cook the tofu and onion mixture low and slow for 25-30 minutes until it becomes a nice and flavorful mince, drying up and crisping slightly.
6. Put your pasta on to cook at this stage (while the tofu mince is cooking).
7. To make the yogurt sauce, combine unsweetened vegan yogurt, grated garlic, and salt.
8. Go easy on the garlic since it's raw.
9. To make the signature paprika butter, melt vegan butter in a pan and add smoked paprika.
10. Assemble the dish by layering the cooked pasta (rigatoni recommended), yogurt sauce, tofu mince, and then the paprika butter.
11. Garnish with chopped tomatoes and parsley.

## Equipment

- pan
- grater

## Tips

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

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThhbpBH5/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bf7b751d-2200-4ca3-8a36-4afa8395c5f7
- Extracted: 2026-01-18

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