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Baked Sambusas with Chicken

Ingredients

For the dough

  • 3 1/2 cups all plain flour
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup milK
  • 2 teaspoon yeast

To make the chicken filling

  • 2 tomatoes chopped
  • 1 lb chicken breast, cubed
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 large onion finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

To make the dough

  • In a mixing bowl, mix together flour, yeast, salt,egg and oil and add the milk until combined.
  • Knead the dough for 5 minutes until a soft dough is formed use more flour if sticky.
  • Place the dough in bowl and let it rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.

To make the chicken filling

  • Heat the oil in a skillet , sautee the chicken on a high heat until all brown, reduce the heat and the onion cook for 3-5 minutes, add the garlic.
  • Add the tomato and cumin and turmeric. season with salt and pepper. Cook until tomatoes are tender. Remove from heat and let it cool before assembling.

Assembling

  • Divide the dough in to 12 portions, roll each out 8 inch, then cut each circle in half.
  • Take one piece and fold like cone and seal the two edges with a little water or a flour paste (few tablespoon of water and flour mixed).
  • Fill with the chicken filling, seal the top edges with water or flour-water mixture.
  • then pinch making sure there are no holes, repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
  • Bake 350 for 40 minutes or until golden, serve warm.