Recipes · Mongolian · Main Courses
Bansh (Mongolian Mini Dumplings)
One serving has 438 kcal and 23 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (95%), niacin (68%), selenium (62%), zinc (44%), riboflavin (43%) and thiamin (40%). Ready in 40 minutes.

- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (405 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: beef, celery, egg, gluten, meat
Ingredients
- 40 g Flour, all-purpose
- 20 g Water
- 5 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 90 g Lamb, ground, raw
- 20 g Onions, raw
- 4 g Garlic, raw
- 1 g Salt
- 0.3 g Black pepper
- 220 g Beef broth
- 5 g Scallions, raw
Method
- Knead the flour, water, egg and a pinch of the salt into a firm dough; cover and rest 20 minutes.
- Mix the lamb with the finely chopped onion, garlic, remaining salt and pepper for the filling.
- Roll the dough thin and cut into small rounds about 3 cm across; pleat a little filling into each and pinch closed into tiny dumplings.
- Bring the broth to a boil, drop in the dumplings and simmer 8-10 minutes until they float and the filling is cooked through (74 °C/165 °F).
- Ladle the dumplings and broth into a bowl and scatter with the scallion.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 438 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 34.4 g | |
| Water | 321 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.7 g | 6% |
| Protein | 22.8 g | 47% |
| Tryptophan | 0.24 g | |
| Threonine | 0.79 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.91 g | |
| Leucine | 1.5 g | |
| Lysine | 1.5 g | |
| Methionine | 0.48 g | |
| Cystine | 0.28 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.87 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.66 g | |
| Valine | 1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.59 g | |
| Fat | 22.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.5 g | |
| Saturated | 9.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 84.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 54 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.18 mg | 20% |
| Iron | 3.9 mg | 22% |
| Magnesium | 37.4 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.45 mg | 25% |
| Phosphorus | 237 mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 431 mg | 9% |
| Selenium | 34.3 µg | 62% |
| Sodium | 1,270 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.5 mg | 44% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.44 mg | 40% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.47 mg | 43% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 9.5 mg | 68% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.94 mg | 19% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.24 mg | 18% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 103 µg | 26% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.3 µg | 95% |
| Choline | 85.9 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 10.6 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 3.7 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 5.9 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.36 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 14.4 µg | 16% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
3.1 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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