Algerian filled flatbreads Mhajeb
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Mix semolina with 330 g water and 4 g salt and knead for 8 minutes.
8 min
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Ingredients
- 500 gSemolina, unenriched
- 330 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking
- 300 gOnions, raw
- 400 gTomato sauce, canned, no salt added
- 25 gPeppers, hot chili, red, raw
- 40 gOil, olive, salad or cooking
- 4 gSalt, table
Method
- Mix semolina with 330 g water and 4 g salt and knead for 8 minutes.
- Rest the dough for 20 minutes.
- Chop onion and fry in 20 g oil for 8 minutes at 175 °C. Add 400 g tomato sauce and 25 g chilli and cook uncovered for 17 minutes until the filling is thick.
- Divide the dough into eight balls of about 104 g. Roll each thin, fill with about 70 g cooled mixture and fold into a square.
- Heat the remaining 20 g oil in two large pans. Fry the flatbreads in two rounds of four, 3 minutes per side at 190 °C.
- Serve two flatbreads per portion.