Bahraini samboosa

Samboosa fillings include meat and cheese, as well as sweet combinations of sugar and nuts. Bahrain Flour Mills’ meat version uses minced lamb, onion and pine nuts, seasoned with nutmeg, cinnamon and mixed spices. The filling is cooked before being enclosed in pastry.^[1][2]

The company’s Arabic recipe makes the dough with flour, water, vegetable oil and egg, seasoning it with salt and pepper. After resting, the dough is divided, rolled out, filled and sealed. The pastries are fried until golden and served hot; the recipe also lists air-frying as an alternative.^[2]