Spinach Cheese Sambousek (Lebanese)

Name: Spinach Cheese Sambousek (Lebanese)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour/maida; Salt as per taste; 2 tbsp oil; Oil for deep frying; 1 cup blanched and chopped spinach (palak); 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese; 2 tsp oil; 1/2 cup chopped onions; 1 tsp finely chopped garlic; 1/2 tsp baharat powder; 2 tbsp roasted and chopped walnuts

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Ingredients

1 cupplain flour/maida
Salt as per taste
2 tbspoil
Oil for deep frying
1 cupblanched and chopped spinach (palak)
1/2 cupmozzarella cheese
2 tspoil
1/2 cupchopped onions
1 tspfinely chopped garlic
1/2 tspbaharat powder
2 tbsproasted and chopped walnuts

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Steps

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For the dough
Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl, mix well and knead into semi-stiff dough using enough water.
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Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the onions and garlic and saute on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
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Add the spinach, baharat powder and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes.
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Transfer the mixture in a deep bowl, add the cheese and walnuts, mix well. Divide the mixture into equal portions. Keep aside.
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To make the Sambousek.
1. Divide the dough into equal portions and roll a portion of the dough into a round of almost 4 inch round circle.
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Place a portion of spinach and cheese mixture in the centre. Fold it over to make a semi-circle. Seal the ends completely using a little water.
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3. Twist the edges.
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4. Repeat for the remaining dough circles and stuffing to make more sambousek.
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5. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry, a few sambousek at a time on a slow flame till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
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Serve Immediately