Ingredients
For the dough:
- Flour: 500 g
- Butter (melted): 50 g
- Baking powder: 1 sachet (or a pinch of bicarbonate)
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
- Lukewarm water: approximately 200ml
For the stuffing (Meat or Fish):
- Ground meat or tuna: 300 g
- Onion: 1 large (finely chopped)
- Garlic: 2 cloves
- Tomato concentrate: 1 tablespoon
- Spices: Seasoning cube (optional), pepper, chilli (to taste)
- Parsley: Chopped
Instructions
1. Preparing the dough
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, the salt and the yeast.
- Add the melted butter, then incorporate thelukewarm water little by little.
- Knead until you obtain a soft and elastic dough. Leave to rest for 30 minutes.
2. Preparation of the stuffing
- Bring them back onions and thegarlic in a little oil.
- Add the minced meat (or tuna) and brown.
- Incorporate the tomato paste and the spices. Leave to simmer until the stuffing is dry (without too much sauce). Add the parsley at the end.
3. Shaping the Fatayas
- Roll out the dough thinly on a floured work surface.
- Cut out circles using a cookie cutter or a large glass.
- Place a spoonful of stuffing in the center of each circle.
- Fold in half to form a slipper and seal the edges with a fork.
4. Frying
- Heat the frying oil.
- Dip the fatayas and fry them until they are nice golden and crispy.
- Drain on absorbent paper