Shushumu

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Shushumu

1/8 cup oil
1/8 cup butter; melted
2 cups flour
1/2 cup warm water
salt
oil for frying

1. Heat the butter and oil.
2. Rub into the flour and salt until it is mixed.
3. Add the water and knead until smooth.
4. Cut into marble size pieces and press one side onto the end of a fork.
5. The other side should have a small dent.
6. Fry until golden.
7. Remove from oil and drain on paper towel.

Topping

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water

1. Simmer the water and sugar until it becomes frothy.
2. Drop in the shushumu pieces and stir until all the pieces are coated.
3. Remove from heat and cool.

NOTE- it was recommended that using milk instead of water made it much better. (Thank you anonynous)
I store these in a Ziploc bag.

Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 12, 2008 at 12:22 PM

    asalaam mu alaykum wr wb


    just wanted to say when mixing it is better to mix with milk rather then water...

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  2. AnonymousJuly 12, 2008 at 2:46 PM

    assalamu alaykum wa rahmatallah..

    Sister Aminah, mashallah I cooked these and they came out AMAZING! One of my dear sister from New Zealand couldnt stop eating them!!!!!!!!!!! mashallah tabarakAllah!

    Umm Rasheed

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  3. TammyJuly 13, 2008 at 1:35 AM

    wa alaikum salam umm rasheed

    i am so glad you enjoyed them

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  4. AminaSeptember 26, 2008 at 7:35 PM

    I lOVE Shushumo! I make it like you do but i use a wooden pick. It makes nice big shushomos.

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  5. AminaSeptember 26, 2008 at 7:48 PM

    are you going to attempt halwa again? My mom makes very good Halwo i can get some advice from her.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2008 at 10:00 AM

    as salamu alaykum Amina,

    but 1/8 of a cup....how can it be "changed" in weight? Sorry I'm not very good at this :(

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  7. TammySeptember 27, 2008 at 2:07 PM

    1/8 of a cup is 2 Tbsp

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  8. HajeraOctober 7, 2008 at 7:36 AM

    Assalamu alaykum.

    I have now made these three times and my family loved it. They keep asking me to make more....it was great for Eid as well gave it to the guest.
    I used milk and it came out great

    Thank you for all your recipes sister Tammy they are all great.

    Take care

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  9. HajeraOctober 7, 2008 at 7:45 AM

    Assalamu alaykum.

    I have now made these three times and my family loved it. They keep asking me to make more....it was great for Eid as well gave it to the guest.
    I used milk and it came out great

    Thank you for all your recipes sister Tammy they are all great.

    Take care

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  10. AnonymousDecember 8, 2008 at 2:22 PM

    Manshallah, i remember eating shushumo in Africa. Oh the good old days, inshallah i will try to make it when i have time inshallah. Jazakullah khayr sister.

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  11. AnonymousDecember 9, 2008 at 3:51 PM

    assalama calykum Tammy/others

    I tried making this and i had a hard time. When do u add the salt? how big am i suppose to cut them? what would you suggest i use to cut it? sorry for all the questions but am eager to learn.

    jazakullah khayr in advance.

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  12. TammyDecember 9, 2008 at 6:23 PM

    Assalamu alaikum sis

    you can cut pieces off with your fingers even. Try to make them the size of marbles.

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  13. AnonymousDecember 10, 2008 at 4:34 PM

    are these like american donuts??

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  14. TammyDecember 11, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    these are harder than regular donuts.

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  15. FaiJune 20, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    I'm eating spiral shaped shushumu, and coconut filled shushumu right now. :p (I went to a wedding last night... hehe)

    Thanks for the recipe. My husband doesn't like shushumu, but this recipe might come in handy for a party. =)

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  16. AnonymousJuly 30, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Salaam Alaikum Sis,

    I want to make this sweet dish but I hate these measurement in cups! Can you convert it into grams for me if you don't mind?

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  17. AnonymousAugust 2, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    how much salt do we need to put in the shushumu

    thanks

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Assalamu Aliacum sis

    thanks for making for this web and this recipe.
    alto i am not Somali but i love!! Somali food. jisakalla qer

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