Somalian Cuisine with Anisa – SAMBUSA

Serves 16 

INGREDIENTS: tsp = teaspoon tbsp = tablespoon

Sambusa pastry

1 kilo regular flour

1 ts salt

6 dl warm water / 2.4 cups

Sambusa filling

2 l Oil  for frying

1 kg minced meat

1 Garlic

4 yellow onion

4 Red onion

1 Leek

2 handful Coriander

1  Cabbage

6 Carrots

Sambusa spices (vegeta, peppermix, cumin, paprika, cinnamon,  allspice, curry, garlic, selery) 

PREPARATIONS:

Sambusa dough Recipe

• Mix the ingredients together starting with mixing the flour and salt. Make sure that the water you are using is warm (not hot)

• Add in the water and start kneading the dough using a kitchen mixer

• After 10 min og kneading your dough should be elastic and smooth that is easy to work with ; if you find your dough sticky add more flour.

• After those 5 steps you now have the Sambusa dough, but you’re not finish yet. It’s now the real work comes in play.

Spreading the sambusa dough

• Cut the dough into 12 pieces if you want big sambusa or 16 pieces if you want small ones

• Shape them into balls.

• Roll each ball to a circle.

• Layer the circles, smearing a little oil and flour between the layers.

• Press the edges together.

• Roll out the dough into circles.

Preparing the sambusa pastry

• Place the dough on an oven tray 

• Bake for 2 minutes.

• When the colour changes and you see that it starts to get small bubbles

• Cut in half.

• Cut again in half to get 4 equal pieces.

• Cover to prevent from drying
  

Preparing the  sambusa filling

• First start  by washingm cutting and getting all the vegetables ready. 

• Then you start with the meat. First brown  the minced meat. When cooked through add in the spices. 

• Take the pan off the heat and add in all the vegetables. Mix it all, then taste if you need more sambusa  spice or more salt..
  

Preparing the flour glue

• Combine ¼ cup flour with ¼ cup water. Mix well into a smooth paste.

Method of folding the samosa pastry

• Hold the pastry with the right angle towards you.

• Fold one edge

• Apply flour glue to the edge.

• Lift the other corner.

• Fold

• Fill with the filling.

• Tuck in the near side and apply flour glue.

• Fold to get a perfect triangle