About this dish
Small, crisp fried pastries filled with spiced fish or meat.
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Ingredients
🌾2 cups flour
🐟300g fish, flaked and cooked
🧅1 onion, finely chopped
🌶️1 scotch bonnet pepper, minced
🛢️Oil, for frying
Method
Serves 21
Make a simple dough from flour, water, and a little oil; knead until smooth.2
Mix the flaked fish with onion and scotch bonnet for the filling.3
Roll the dough thin and cut into circles.4
Fill each circle and fold into a half-moon shape, sealing the edges.5
Deep-fry until golden brown, then drain and serve hot.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Fataya is a popular Senegalese snack, commonly filled with fish given the country's coastal fishing tradition.
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