Name: Fried Sambusak
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: 8 cups all-purpose flour; ½ tsp active dry yeast; ½ tsp salt; 1 pinch sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup water (a little more or less as needed); 2 cups soaked and cooked chickpeas; 5 oz chicken breast (finely chopped); 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 onions (finely chopped); ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp hot paprika; 1 tsp sweet paprika; 2 tsp ground cumin; oil for deep-frying

How I make it

Dough

Knead all the dough ingredients into a dough that is elastic but not too soft.

Filling

Heat the oil in a pot and fry the chopped onion with the salt until golden.
Add the chopped chicken and fry for 3-4 more minutes, stirring.
Pulse the chickpeas in a food processor just to a coarse mash, add to the pot with the onion and chicken, and stir.
Add the rest of the spices, stir and take off the heat.

Shaping and frying

Divide the dough into 4 pieces and roll each one out to about ⅛ inch (2-3 mm) thick.
Cut out rounds with a glass.
Put a level teaspoon of filling on each round and seal well, first with your fingers and then by pressing the edges with a fork.
Deep-fry. Serve with tahini and pickles.

Fried Sambusak Draft

What you need

Dough

Filling

For frying

How I make it

Dough

Filling

Shaping and frying