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Zambian Samoosas

6 ingredients 15 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

574
Calories
13g
Protein
15g
Fat
95g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 6 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0
Wheat not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 300 gr. minced meat
  • Spices for the minced meat
  • 250 gr. wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 175 ml. water

Directions

1

Fry the minced meat with the spices and put aside.

2

Mix the wheat flour with the oil and water and salt to taste until you have a nice dough.

3

Make small balls of about 50 gr. each (app. 10 balls)

4

Make from the balls small pancakes of 5 cm, put 2 pancakes on top of each other with little bit

5

of oil and flour and roll them out until they are 20 to 25 cm. Put both sides in hot pan without

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oil for 15 seconds. Take the 2 pancakes apart and put them upside down together again.

7

Cut them through the middle twice so you have now 8 samoosas outsides.

8

Mix 125 ml water with 5 tablespoons of wheat flour and put aside.

9

Fold the pancakes twice so you have a triangular shape with the round side open on top where you

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can put in the minced meat you did before. Close the round side so the meat is closed in the pancakes.

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Use the mixture of 125-ml water and 5 tablespoons of wheat flour to seal the pancakes (like glue)

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At this stages you can put them in the deep freezer to use later.

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Or fry them about 10 minutes in hot oil until golden brown to eat straight away.

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Category:Zambian Recipes

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Category:Zambian Meat Dishes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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