Sambousek Mwarraq is the second dish prepared from the dough “Ajineh Mwarraqah”, the word Mwarraq is derived from Mwarraqa, and Sambousek is the Arabic word for Samosa.
In Syria, we have different Sambousek recipes, the dough differs in each recipe, but the filling is the same of this one (Sambousek Mwaraq), and some of them fried and the others baked.
Let’s make Sambousk Mwarraq:
Do you remember A’jineh Mwarraqah? I promised I’ll write about the dishes that depend on this dough and this is the first one “Ush Al-Bulbul”, the next post will be “Sambousek Mwarraq“
Ush Al-Bulbul means Bulbul’s nest (Ush in Arabic means nest), because the shape is similar to the nest of the bird Bulbul, look at the picture, we shape the dough in same way as the Bulbul builds the nest.
Source of (Bulbul’s nest picture): Department of Zoology
I mentioned before in A’jineh Mwarraqah, that the dough is available in the markets in Syria, also it is so easy to find Ush Al-Bulbul in the markets.
Ush Al-Bulbul is very important in engagement parties, weddings and other celebrations.
There is a sweet in Syria called “Ush Al-Bulbul”, and that’s different from this one, sweet Ush Al-Bulbul is prepared from Kunafa, and also the shape is similar to the nest, (look at the picture below, this is sweet Ush Al-Bulbul made from Kunafa and filled with whole pistachios).
Let’s make Ush Al-Bulbul:
