Qatayef (Sweet Pistachio Dumpling)
Servings: 4 Dumplings
Ingredients
Dough
- 150g Plain flour
- ½ teaspoon Dry yeast
- ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- Pinch Salt
- 180ml Warm water
Filling
- 20 Pistachios
- 1tsp Sugar
Sugar Syrup
- 100ml Water
- 50g Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice or a squeeze of orange
Instructions
- For the dough, combine all its ingredients with a whisk. You want to have a thick pancake-like mixture. Cover with cling film and leave in a warm place for 1 to 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, crush your pistachios and add in 1 teaspoon sugar.
- To make the sugar syrup, place the water and sugar into a pan and bring to a boil. Stir frequently and simmer for 10 minutes or until the mixture begins to thicken. Add in the lemon juice or a squeeze of an orange and cook for a further 4 minutes. Once the syrup has thickened, remove and pour into a jug.
- Get your dough and give it a whisk, it should be light and airy!
- Spray a bit of oil onto a frying pan. Using a ladle, place a spoonful of the mixture into the pan. You should have enough mixture for 4 or 5 dumplings. Make the circles around 3 inches in diameter. Fry the dumplings on medium heat. You should begin to see air bubbles forming on the top of the dumpling wrapper, like a crumpet! Keep frying for around 4 minutes or until the surface is covered with bubbles, and then remove and set aside.
- Take your pistachio mixture and place a teaspoon of the filling into the centre of a wrapper (bubbles face up!). Fold the dumpling in half and seal. Repeat this step.
- In a pan, add 200ml of oil. Once hot enough, place in your dumplings and fry on each side for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove and serve up with more pistachio mixture and a drizzle of sugar syrup!