Sambusac

Name: Sambusac
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 10-number
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For the Dough; 1.5 cups All purpose Flour Maida / .... .; 1.5 tsps Active Dry yeast ... .; 5 tbsps milk Warm ... .; pinch sugar of .; 1 tsp Fennel seeds ... .; 1 tsp seeds Poppy seeds Khus Khus [ Poppy ... .; 1.5 tsps Salt ... .; 2 tbsps ... Oil .; water to make the dough .; For the Filling; 2 tbsps Oil ... .; 1 cup Peas Boiled ... .; 1 onion .. . Medium [ chopped finely; 1 chilly .... green; 1 tsp Turmeric powder .. .; 1.5 tsps Corriander powder ... .; 1 tsp Cumin powder ... .; Salt .; 1/2 tsp chilly Red powder ... .; 1/2 cup peanuts Roasted [ crushed coarsely ... .; 1 tbsp Sesame seeds ... .; 1/2 tsp Amchur mango powder powder [ Dry ... .; to fry . Oil

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For Day 3 of Cooking with alphabets [BM#25] , I tried this Jewish-Iraqi delight. It is basically a bread dough samosa. Usually it is filled with chick peas or meats. I made the filling with peanuts and Peas.
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Ingredients

30 mins

10-number

For the Dough
1.5 cupsAll purpose Flour Maida / .... .
1.5 tspsActive Dry yeast ... .
5 tbspsmilk Warm ... .
pinchsugar of .
1 tspFennel seeds ... .
1 tspseeds Poppy seeds Khus Khus [ Poppy ... .
1.5 tspsSalt ... .
2 tbsps... Oil .
water to make the dough .
For the Filling
2 tbspsOil ... .
1 cupPeas Boiled ... .
1onion .. . Medium [ chopped finely
1chilly .... green
1 tspTurmeric powder .. .
1.5 tspsCorriander powder ... .
1 tspCumin powder ... .
Salt .
1/2 tspchilly Red powder ... .
1/2 cuppeanuts Roasted [ crushed coarsely ... .
1 tbspSesame seeds ... .
1/2 tspAmchur mango powder powder [ Dry ... .
to fry. Oil

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Steps

30 mins

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Put the yeast in the warm milk with the sugar and let it stand for 10 min.
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In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, seeds and oil.
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Now add the yeast and milk mix and make a soft dough out of it with the help of water.
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Massage the dough well for about 5-7 min and then oil the top portion of the dough before putting it in a warm place to rise.
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It should almost double in size in about an hour.
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In the meanwhile, to make the filling, in a wok heat the oil.
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Add onions and green chillies.
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Fry them well till they are nice and golden.
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Add the peas, salt, red chilly powder, cumin powder, corriander powder and turmeric powder.
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Mix well.
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Now add the sesame seeds, amchur powder and peanuts.
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Mix well until the peas are well coated with the masala.
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Take it out in a dish and let it cook completely. The filling
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Once the dough has doubled, punch it down and make 8-10 same size balls out of it.
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Roll them one by one in a circle and add some filling in the center.
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Fold the dough circle in a semi circle and punch the sides of the Sambusac with a fork. Ready to Fry
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Repeat for others.
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Heat oil in a wok, reduce the flame to medium-low when the oil has smoked.
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Add the sambusac's two at a time or as many as you are comfortable and fry until golden brown.
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Do not add them in HOT oil as the dough shall not be cooked properly. Finished product
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