The Origin And Different Recipes Of Samosa

Despite of the popular opinion, Samosa is not a dish that originated in the Indian subcontinent. The dish has blended with the Indian culture and taste in such an astonishing manner that people have forgotten that it used to be foreign dish that migrated from Persia and arrived in India. Those who do not have any idea about the long history of this dish will claim it to be Indian.

Having originated in Persia, samosa travelled through several countries before finally reaching central Asia where it was given the name, ‘Samsa’. In the Persian literature, these triangle shaped food items were initially called ‘sanbosag’ as seen in Tarikh-i-Bayhaqi by Abul-Fazl Beyhaqi.

Samosa Recipe

It is a popular belief that the Delhi sultanate brought a dish along with several other dishes such as biryani, pulao, etc. into the Indian subcontinent. Other theories suggest that the Aryan invaders brought this dish along with them. Regardless of its long journey, it has settled in a very good manner with the Indian citizens.

People in India always have this dish on the tip of their tongue if they have to mention some popular Indian snacks. Even though samosa has become a vegetarian dish, it was initially a non-vegetarian dish with meat and different types of fry fruits and spices. The potato-based samosa is equally tasty and has seen several developments every since it started becoming popular in the country.

The Indian Twist On A Samosa Recipe

Indian samosas have their vegetarian flavours that has also made it very popular around the world. Every place has its own twist when it comes to preparing samosas. Another interesting fact that surrounds samosa is that Indians learned how to grow potatoes from the Portuguese traders and thus both the dish and ingredient present inside are foreign.

It cannot be denied that samosa recipe was made popular all around the world due to its importance that is shown by the Indian people. Indians boast about this dish wherever they go and share this recipe with other people. Even in India, there are different types of samosa recipe that is made in different regions.

People have also started including chicken and meat into a simple samosa in order to taste the non-vegetarian variant of this dish. The culmination of meat with a few different spices packed inside a patty makes it a very popular non-vegetarian snack. People who are health conscious have often shown their distaste in this dish due to the fact that it is fired.

Samosa can also be prepared in a healthy manner if it is being fried using a low-calorie oil. Considering the fact that it is a snack, samosa should not be consumed on a regular basis.