Fatayer

Name: Fatayer
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 cups All Purpose Flour; 1 teaspoon dry yeast; 2 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoon soft butter; 1 cup Warm water; 1 teaspoon oil (to rub the dough); 2 teaspoon milk to brush the fatayer; For stuffing; 1 cup minced lamb; 1 cup blanched and chopped spinach; 1/2 cup mozzarella; 2 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 big minced onion; 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste; 1 bay leave; 1 inch long cinnamon; 4-5 black pepper corns; 1 teaspoon chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon mix spice /garam masala; to taste Salt; 1 teaspoon oregano or thyme

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

Riyadh

#NonVegStarters
Fatayer is one of the most popular starter in Arabic cuisine. Fatayer is very healthy baked pastry stuffed with a variety of ingredients. Cheese fatayer, spinach fatayer,chicken or keema fatayer are very common and popular. I made fatayer stuffed with a combination of lamb keema, spinach and cheese.

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

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Ingredients

4 cupsAll Purpose Flour
1 teaspoondry yeast
2 teaspoonsugar
1/2 teaspoonsalt
2 teaspoonsoft butter
1 cupWarm water
1 teaspoonoil (to rub the dough)
2 teaspoonmilk to brush the fatayer
For stuffing
1 cupminced lamb
1 cupblanched and chopped spinach
1/2 cupmozzarella
2 tablespoontomato paste
1 tablespoonvegetable oil
1big minced onion
1 teaspoonginger-garlic paste
1bay leave
1 inchlong cinnamon
4-5black pepper corns
1 teaspoonchilli powder
1/2 teaspoonmix spice /garam masala
to tasteSalt
1 teaspoonoregano or thyme

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Steps

1

Mix a cup warm water with 1 teaspoon of yeast and 2 teaspoon sugar. Keep aside to broom.
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In a big mixing bowl add flour, salt and soft butter.
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Mix nicely to combine.
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In the meantime the yeast has activated well.
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Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and add the yeast mixture.
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With the help of a spatula slowly incorporate the flour with the yeast mixture.
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Mix well till well combine.
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Now with the help of your hand knead the mixture by adding 2-3 tablespoon of water.
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Knead well to form a soft elastic dough.
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Rub little oil to the dough.
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Cover and keep aside for an hour or till dough becomes double in size.
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In the meantime make the stuffing.
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Heat a pan with vegetable oil. Add bay leave, cinnamon stick and black pepper.
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Saute for few seconds and then add minced onion.
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Saute for 2-3 minutes.
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Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a minute.
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Add tomato paste.
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Mix well and cook for one more minute.
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Add the minced meat and mix well.
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Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt, oregano and mix spices.
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Mix well to combine.
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Fry for 2-3 minutes and then add 1 cup of hot water.
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Cover and cook in medium heat until the meat cooks completely. It will take about 10-15 minutes.
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When meat cooks completely, add the chopped spinach.
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Mix well to incorporate. Cook for another 5 minutes without lid.
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Before removing check the seasoning, add salt if necessary and transfer to a bowl.
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Stuffing is almost ready. Come to the dough.It is double in size now.
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Punch the dough.
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Dust a work surface with flour and transfer the dough in the work place. Divide into 3 portions.
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Take one portion and roll it with a rolling pin to form a big thin circle.
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With the help of a cookies cutter, cut the circle into smalldisks.
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Take the stuffing, add 1/2 cup of mozzarella.
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Mix well.
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Take 1 teaspoon of prepared stuffing and scoop in the centre of each disks.
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Now fold the disk to give the fatayer shape. Check the picture below. This is the first fold.
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2nd fold is shown below.
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Now press the edges to form a nice shape.
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Like this form all the pastries. You can make approximately 40 small fatayer.
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Following is another shape I made.
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Pre heat oven at 200 degree Centigrade for 10 minutes.
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Line a baking tray with aluminum foil or baking sheet.
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Place the prepared fatayer in the tray.
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Brush each fatayer with little milk.
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Bake them for about 18-20 minutes or till light golden brown.
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I baked them for 18 minutes.
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Take out from oven and keep aside for 5 minutes to cool.
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Afte 5 minutes transfer to serving dish and serve with some tomato ketchup.