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Sambusa - 45min, Medium, 163cal | EN

Name: Sambusa
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: olive oil; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 leek, washed and chopped; garlic, minced; ground beef; ground cumin; ground cardamom; salt; pepper; all-purpose flour; water, or as needed; 1 (14 ounce) package spring roll wrappers; 1 quart oil for frying, or as needed

These Somalian sambusas feature spring roll wrappers filled with seasoned ground beef, onion, and leek for a popular fried, crispy Ramadan treat.

Ingredients

olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 leek, washed and chopped
garlic, minced
ground beef
ground cumin
ground cardamom
salt
pepper
all-purpose flour
water, or as needed
1 (14 ounce) package spring roll wrappers
1 quart oil for frying, or as needed

Directions

Gather all ingredients.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion, leek, and garlic; cook and stir until onion is transparent.
Add ground beef; cook and stir until still slightly pink and about halfway done.
Season with cumin, cardamom, salt, and pepper; mix well. Continue cooking until beef is browned and crumbly. Remove the skillet from heat.
Mix flour and water together in a small bowl to make a thin paste. Using one wrapper at a time, fold into the shape of a cone.
Fill cone with beef mixture, close the top, and seal with paste. Repeat until wrappers or filling are used up.
Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 365 degrees F (170 degrees C). There should be enough oil to submerge sambusas. Fry sambusas, a few at a time, in hot oil until golden brown.
Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.