Sambusa baraki

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Sambusa baraki is a traditional Tajik pastry filled with meat. It consists of a large triangular pie typically made with a firm, flaky dough disc consisting of flour, eggs, salt, and water. The dough is greased with melted butter, and then topped with a meat mixture. Typical ingredients for the filling include ground beef or mutton with tail fat, onions, cumin seeds, spices, and seasonings. Sambusa baraki is usually brushed with beaten egg yolks, topped with sesame seeds, then baked in a tandyr , a type of Tajik clay oven. Flaky and with a crispy crust, the flat triangular cake is commonly eaten as a savory snack or an appetizer.