World Flavors Cookbook

Kenyan Samosa

Crispy fried triangular pastries stuffed with spiced minced beef — the favourite Kenyan street snack.

Cuisine: Kenya

Ingredients

• 500g minced beef
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 green chili, minced
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves
• Samosa pastry sheets or flour wrappers
• Oil for frying

Instructions

1. Cook minced beef with onion, cumin, coriander, and chili until dry.
2. Add fresh coriander and cool.
3. Fill pastry sheets with meat mixture and fold into triangles.
4. Seal edges with flour paste.
5. Deep fry until golden brown and crispy.