Cooking process. Manti is a very popular recipe in most cuisines, similar to dumplings made from pork, beef, lamb in the countries of the South Caucasus, Georgia, Russia, Afghanistan, and Central Asia in general. Cooking process. Manti is a very popular recipe in most cuisines, similar to dumplings made from pork, beef, lamb in the countries of the South Caucasus, Georgia, Russia, Afghanistan, and Central Asia in general.