Uzbek Samsa

Name: Uzbek Samsa
Cuisine: Uzbek
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked rice or chopped zucchini; 1 bird or serrano chili, sliced; 1 bird or serrano chili, sliced; 4 eggs; 1 clove garlic, crushed and peeled; 1 large onion, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 package ready-made frozen puff pastry, thawed for 1 hour or homemade dough; 1 egg, beaten; ½ cup rice vinegar; 1 cup chopped cilantro; ½ teaspoon ground coriander; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups cooked rice or chopped zucchini

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

Ingredients

1 package ready-made frozen puff pastry, thawed for 1 hour or homemade dough
1 cup vegetable oil
1

Asia
Uzbekistan
Starter
Vegetarian

Method

To make the filling, heat the oil in a wok or deep skillet. Add the onion and stir-fry for 10 minutes. Add the garlic and eggs, and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add the chili, salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, rice and cilantro, and stir-fry for 1 minute. Remove from heat Adjust seasoning to taste and allow to cool.
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