Add all dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix until well combined.
Add vegetable oil and water and knead until dough is soft.
All the dough to set for 30 minutes.
Mix cheese, parsley, flour and nigella seeds together.
Roll out the dough and cut out circle using a 9 cm cookie cutter.
fill the circle with about 1 tbsp of cheese mixture. Make sure to leave the edges empty so that you seal them properly. Close to form a crescent shape.
Braid the edges to form the classic sambousek shape. If you find this technique hard, press the edges of a fork against the dough to make sure it is well sealed.
Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the sambousek in batches.
Serve hot as part of a mezze spread or on their own as a snack.