Arab recipes Sambosa

Arab recipes Sambosa  
Muhammad Bagir, March 11, 2010
Material:

• Cooking oil

Skin:

• 250 g wheat flour
• 50 ml water
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Contents:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 75 g onion, chopped
• 1 leek, thinly sliced
• 200 g minced lamb

Blend:

• 3 cm turmeric
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 cm ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt

Method:# Skin: Mix and stir all ingredients together. Knead until dough is smooth.# Let stand for 30 minutes.# Roll dough until thin. Cut the size 7 × 7 cm. Set aside.# Contents: Heat butter until melted.# Saute onion, spring onion and spices until fragrant.# Enter the goat meat, stir until change color and dry. Lift. Chill.# The contents of each piece of dough with 1 tablespoon batter contents. Fold the triangle shape. Tap-tap around it until the meeting.# Fry in hot oil over medium heat until golden brown.# Remove and drain.

Falafel or Ta'meya

Falafel or Ta'meya 
Falafel is a popular Arabic food in Dubai Falafel or Tameya as called by Egyptians is fried ball or patty made from spiced fava beans and/or chickpeas. It is usually served as a starter as well as main course dish. Falafil is also used in popular Falafel sandwitches which are basically Arabic Flat bred filled with salad & falaf

Materials:

1 cup dried (Chic Peas) Garbanzo Beans, soaked in water whole overnight

1 cup dried shelled fava beans, soaked overnight and drained

1/2 cup peeled and finely chopped yellow onions

3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

1 cup water

1/2 cup sesame seeds

1/2 cup garbanzo flour

1/4 cup fine bulgar (Whole wheat soaked and cooked and broken).

1/4 cup finely chopped parsley

1/4 Tbs. salt

2 tsp. ground cumin

2 tsp. ground coriander

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Oil for deep-frying

Grind Garbanzo Beans (Chic peas) and fava beans with fine blade on your meat grinder. Add in all the remaining ingredients and let the mixture stand for 1 hour. Form into little patties 1/3 inch thick and 1-1/2 inches round. Or, you can form them into balls the size of walnuts. Deep-fry in 375° oil until toasty brown and crunchy on the outside, about 4 minutes.

Fill pita bread with Falafel, sliced tomatoes, sliced onion, lettuce and yogurt.
Makes about 24 patties, enough for 6 sandwiches.

Falafel Hot Sauce

Falafel hot sauce can be drizzled into a falafel pita sandwich or used for dipping falafel.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon harissa
2 cloves garlic, pressed
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for 15 -20 minutes. Stirring frequently.
Serve falafel hot sauce immediately as a dip for falafel or drizzle onto falafel pita sandwich. Falafel hot sauce is great at room temperature and even cold!
You can Store in refrigerator for up two weeks.

recipe from: http://www.exoticdubai.com/arabic-recipies.shtml