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Sabaayad: Flatbread

By · May 14, 2009 · 11 Comments
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Sabaayad is a Somali flat bread made with flour and then it is cooked on a hot griddle. It can be rolled with butter and sugar or honey and it is good with cup of tea. Or it is eaten with stews and sauces.

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups of flour
  • 1-1.5 cups of water
  • salt to taste
  • 2 table spoon oil

Directions:

  • Combine the flour, oil and salt in deep bowl; add the water gently using your fingers Knead the dough until it turns very smooth for 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Brush with oil, cover and set aside for half an hour.
  • Divide the dough into 8 large balls. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece into a rough circle about 8 inches in diameter.
  • Brush oil on one side of the sabaayad and spread evenly fold to edges in to meet center fold, fold the other edges in, you should now have a square fold, set a side. Finish until you have applied the same method to all the pieces.
  • Again on a floured surface roll each piece out into a circle and place it on a hot griddle over medium heat.
  • Fry the sabaayad one at a time with little oil, turning them once each side is golden brown.
  • The sabaayad will puff slightly and become crisp and brown. Drain the sabaayad on paper towels and serve warm.

11 Comments

  1. Maryan says:
    June 10, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    Asalamu aleykum :D
    My aunt adds eggs and oil when making the dough :D it comes out lovely :)
    Thanks for the step by step guide:)
    jazak Allahu khayr xx

  2. admin says:
    June 10, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    Thanks Maryan,
    I have not tryed with eggs yet, next time Insha Allah I will add the eggs.

  3. ali says:
    September 29, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    mashallah it looks tasty…… but i am just wondering to addeggs or not doesnt it still taste the same

  4. asha says:
    November 6, 2009 at 11:37 am

    thanks to whoever made this website. i had a project in my cooking class which i had to make 5-course- meal. i got all the ides from this website. thanks alot.

  5. Dhako Far says:
    September 11, 2010 at 4:42 am

    Sabayad is cool, but my mom use to make sweet sabayaad the traditional one. Do you know if you can add sugars while frying it?

    Sabayad with shah is cool.

  6. Amal Hussein says:
    April 13, 2011 at 11:06 am

    Can I use all purpose flour to make Sabaayad?

  7. admin says:
    April 14, 2011 at 7:05 am

    yes you can use all purpose flour

  8. hana says:
    June 5, 2012 at 10:30 am

    Salaam,sis when I make this the dough is enough for 6 small sabayas,also can you please show us how to make the circle sabayad thanks

  9. mysomalifood says:
    June 5, 2012 at 11:55 am

    Asalamu Alaikum Hana,

    Increase the flour and add more water to moisten if you think that they are on the smaller side. Insha Allah I will post soon how to roll it round.

  10. laylaahmed says:
    March 28, 2013 at 2:37 am

    salam sister

    I tried the sabayad recently and it come out really nice i used 1 cup
    of flour to make 4 sabayad and kept it warm to make it more flakly so thank you so much inshallah allah bless you .

  11. mysomalifood says:
    April 4, 2013 at 5:27 am

    thanks for sharing

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