Name: Fried Chickpea Sambusas
Yield: Makes 30 pastries
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 4 cups (560 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour; ¼ cup (60 milliliters) olive oil; 1 tablespoon active dried yeast; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 medium onions, chopped; 2 cups (500 grams) Cooked Chickpeas for Salads and Stews; 1¼ cups (300 milliliters) water; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; Oil, for frying

Preparation info

Makes
30
pastries

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

On the Hummus Route

By Ariel Rosenthal , Orly Peli-Bronshtein and Dan Alexander

Published 2019

About

These yeast-risen savory pastries are filled with a spicy chickpea purée.

Ingredients

For the Dough

4 cups (560 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon

Method

Prepare the dough: Place the flour, yeast, sugar, oil, water, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment. Mix until a smooth and elastic dough forms, about 10 minutes. Cover and let the dough rise for 1 hour.
Prepare the filling: Heat the oil in a shallow pan over medium heat. Add the onions and sauté until soft and golden, 5 mi