Authentic Sambusa Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 leek, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon water, or as needed
• 1 (14 ounce) package spring roll wrappers
• 1 quart oil for frying, or as needed

Instructions

1. Gather all ingredients.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion, leek, and garlic; cook and stir until onion is transparent. Add ground beef; cook and stir until still slightly pink and about halfway done.
3. Season with cumin, cardamom, salt, and pepper; mix well. Continue cooking until beef is browned and crumbly. Remove the skillet from heat.
4. Mix flour and water together in a small bowl to make a thin paste. Using one wrapper at a time, fold into the shape of a cone.
5. Fill cone with beef mixture, close the top, and seal with paste. Repeat until wrappers or filling are used up.
6. Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 365 degrees F (170 degrees C). There should be enough oil to submerge sambusas. Fry sambusas, a few at a time, in hot oil until golden brown and perfectly crispy.
7. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil.

Nutrition

• Calories: 163 kcal
• Fat Content: 10 g
• Fiber Content: 1 g
• Sugar Content: 0 g
• Sodium Content: 213 mg
• Protein Content: 8 g
• Cholesterol Content: 25 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 11 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g