Somali Sambusa Recipes

SAMBUSA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, leek and garlic, and cook, stirring until the onions are transparent. Add ground beef, and cook until about halfway done. Season with cumin, cardamom, salt and pepper. Mix well, and continue cooking until beef has browned.
• In a small dish or cup, mix together the flour and water to make a thin paste. Using one wrapper at a time, fold into the shape of a cone. Fill the cone with the meat mixture, close the top, and seal with the paste. Repeat until wraps or filling are used up.
• Heat the oil to 365 degrees F ( 170 degrees C) in a deep-fryer or deep heavy pot. There should be enough oil to submerge the wraps. Fry the Sambusa a few at a time until golden brown. Remove carefully to drain on paper towels.

SAMBUSA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, leek and garlic, and cook, until the onions are tender.
• Add ground beef, and cook until about halfway done. Season with cumin, cardamom, salt and pepper.
• Mix well, and continue cooking until beef has browned.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the flour and water to make a thin paste.
• Using one wrapper at a time, fold into the shape of a cone.
• Fill the cone with the meat mixture, close the top, and seal with the paste. Repeat until wraps or filling are used up.
• Pour oil into a deep heavy pot to a depth of two to three inches.
• Heat to 365-375 degrees.
• There should be enough oil to submerge the wraps.
• Fry the sambusas a few at a time until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve while hot.

POTATO AND PEA SAMBUSA (SOMALI)

Steps:

• 1. Heat the butter in a large frying pan; add the ginger, cumin seeds, curry powder, and garam.
• marsala and fry lightly for 1 minute or until very fragrant.
• 2. Add the potato and 3 tablespoons of water and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes or until.
• the potatoes are tender.
• 3. Add the peas, cilantro, and green onion and stir through.
• 4. Set aside to cool.
• 5. Fill each uncooked sambusa wrapper with a spoonful of the filling.
• 6. Close top using a flour paste. (Few Tablesppoons of flour and little water until pasty).
• 7. Fry until golden brown.
• 8. Remove from oil and drain on a paper towel.

MEAT SAMBUSA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add pine nuts; cook and stir until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Add beef; cook, stirring to break up clumps, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in onion; cook and stir until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat; season with cinnamon, allspice, salt, and pepper. Stir in pine nuts.
• Cut each spring roll wrapper into three 12x4-inch rectangles. Brush each rectangle lightly with melted butter.
• Place a heaping teaspoonful of the beef mixture near the short end of 1 rectangle. Fold 1 corner over to enclose the filling and form a triangle. Continue to fold until the rectangle has been folded into a triangular packet, sealing any holes to prevent filling from oozing out. Dab cold water on the outside fold to seal sambusa closed.
• Repeat with remaining spring roll rectangles and beef mixture. Arrange sambusa on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crisp and golden, about 25 minutes.