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Mongolian Khuushuur

Deep-fried Mongolian meat pastries with mutton and onions

Total Time
1h 20min
Servings
12
Difficulty
hard
Rating
4.3 (34 reviews)

Time Breakdown

Prep:1h
Cook:20min
Cuisine: other
Meal Type:
lunchsnack
Tags:
mongoliankhuushuurfried pastriesmuttonnomadic

Ingredients (12 servings)

  • 14.29 ozall-purpose flour
  • 6.78 fl ozwarm water
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 2 tbspvegetable oil
  • 1.1 lbsground mutton
    or lamb
  • 2 largeonions, finely diced
  • 3 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 2 tspsalt
  • 1 tspblack pepper
  • 1 tspcumin
  • 1.06 pintsvegetable oil
    for deep frying

Instructions

  1. 1

    Make dough by mixing flour, salt, oil, and water. Knead until smooth.

    15min
  2. 2

    Cover dough and rest for 30 minutes.

    30min
  3. 3

    Mix ground mutton with onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin.

    8min
  4. 4

    Divide dough into 12 portions and roll each into thin oval.

    15min
  5. 5

    Place filling on half of each oval, fold and seal edges well.

    10min
  6. 6

    Heat oil to 180°C for deep frying.

    8min
  7. 7

    Fry khuushuur until golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes total.

    8min
  8. 8

    Drain on paper towels and serve hot.

    2min

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