🇹🇯 Tajik Cuisine

Sambusa

Tajik Meat Pastry

Prep Time 1 hour

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 321 kcal

Crispy triangular pastries stuffed with spiced ground lamb and onions, baked until golden in a tandoor oven.

Ingredients

1 Mix flour, salt, water, and oil into a firm dough. Rest 30 min.
2 Sauté onions until translucent, add lamb, cumin, pepper, salt. Cook until browned.
3 Roll dough thin, cut into circles. Place filling, fold into triangles, seal edges.
4 Bake in a hot oven at 200°C for 20-25 min until golden and crisp.

Did You Know?

Sambusa arrived in Central Asia via Silk Road merchants and became a staple at every Tajik celebration and bazaar.