Street Food

Fataya

Name: Fataya
Total time: 1h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Senegal
Ingredients: 500g flour; 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp oil; 250 ml warm water; 300g minced fish or beef; 1 onion; 1 scotch bonnet; 1 tbsp parsley; Stock cube; Oil for deep-frying

Fried half-moon pastries stuffed with spiced fish or minced meat — a Dakar street-corner classic.

1h 6 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 500g flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp oil
• 250 ml warm water
• 300g minced fish or beef
• 1 onion
• 1 scotch bonnet
• 1 tbsp parsley
• Stock cube
• Oil for deep-frying

Method

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Knead flour, salt, oil and water into a smooth dough; rest 30 min.

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1
Knead flour, salt, oil and water into a smooth dough; rest 30 min.
2
Cook mince with onion, chili, parsley and stock cube 10 min.
3
Roll dough thin; cut 12 cm rounds.
4
Fill, fold into half-moons and seal.
5
Deep-fry at 170°C 4 min until golden.