Dinnermedium50 minServes 4est. £1.62/servingSaudi Arabian

Mutabbaq

Name: Mutabbaq
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Saudi Arabian
Ingredients: 500g beef mince; 1.5tbsp garlic; 1.5tbsp fresh ginger; 1 egg; 100g tomato; 4 spring onions; 300g filo pastry; 340g unsalted butter; 1tsp salt; 1tsp smoked paprika; 1tsp ground cumin; 1tsp ground allspice; 1tsp ground turmeric; 1tsp black pepper; 1tsp caster sugar

A Saudi/Yemeni stuffed pastry popular as street food across the Arabian Peninsula. Spiced beef mince filling with garlic, ginger, egg, tomato, and spring onion is folded inside filo pastry and pan-fried until crisp and golden on all sides. Can also be baked. Makes 12 parcels — serves 4 as a main or 6 as a starter.

4 servings

£1.62 / serving - est.

Costs are estimated average UK prices and may vary.

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beef mince

500 g

70pest.

garlic

1.5 tbsp

50pest.

fresh ginger

1.5 tbsp

60pest.

egg

20pest.

tomato

100 g

25pest.

spring onions

12pest.

filo pastry

300 g

30pest.

unsalted butter

340 g

30pest.

salt

1 tsp

2pest.

smoked paprika

1 tsp

70pest.

ground cumin

1 tsp

80pest.

ground allspice

1 tsp

£1.20est.

ground turmeric

1 tsp

60pest.

black pepper

1 tsp

£1.00est.

caster sugar

1 tsp

10pest.