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Nutritional Values

🔥450kcal
💪20gProtein
🌾35gCarbs
🥑23gFat
🌿2gFibre
⚖️200 gServing

* Per serving · 200 g. May vary.

Allergens

🌾 Gluten

Tandir Samsa

How to order / say it
Say it Тандир самса — [tahn-DEER sahm-SAH]
Order I'd like to try Tandir Samsa, please.
Locally Менга тандир самса олиб керак.
Say locally

A flaky pastry filled with spiced meat, baked in a traditional oven.

Why try it?

Tandir Samsa is a popular street food in Tashkent that exemplifies the local mastery of baking and the Uzbek tradition of oven-cooked breads.

How it tastes

The pastry is crispy on the outside, revealing a juicy, well-seasoned meaty filling inside. The spices create a warm and aromatic profile.

Origin & History — first documented: 1890

Influenced by the Silk Road trade, Samsa was adapted in Tashkent using the tandir oven, making it a distinctive snack by the late 19th century.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🥩 200 g lamb
  • 🧄 100 g onions
  • 🌾 200 g flour
  • 🌾 100 ml water
  • 🧂 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 🧂 to taste salt
  • 🧂 to taste black pepper

Method

  1. 1 Prepare dough by mixing flour and water, rest.
  2. 2 Make filling with minced lamb, onions, and spices.
  3. 3 Fill dough circles and bake in a tandir oven.

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