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Fataya (Senegalese Meat Pastries)

Fataya (Senegalese Meat Pastries)

Senegal

65Minutes
MediumLevel
6Serves
10Steps
About

Crisp deep-fried half-moon pastries stuffed with spiced minced meat, a favourite Wolof street snack sold on Dakar's busy corners.

Equipment
  • Frying pan
  • Deep pot for frying
  • Rolling pin
  • Bowl
  • Slotted spoon
Ingredients
Plain flour3 cups
Minced beef400 g
Onions2
Garlic3 cloves
Tomato paste1 tbsp
Parsley1 small bunch
Scotch bonnet1
Stock cube1
Egg (to seal)1
Vegetable oil (dough + frying)as needed
Waterabout 1 cup
Saltto taste

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