Everyone's Favourite Snack: The Samosa Recipe
Often as children, when guests come over, there would be a serving of samosa provided to the guest for their consumption, which would be chomped down by children who are in wait of any samosa left once the guest leaves. There are very few who would deny a samosa when served, samosa as a dish is iconic to the Indian subcontinent.
What is a samosa made of?
Its crunchy and crispy exterior made up of maida batter and its interior which consists of the fillings would be fried in hot oil which would then become the samosa we all know and love. The fillings of a samosa recipes usually comprises of potatoes mainly accompanied with other ingredients ranging from greens like peas, corianders, lentils, and chillies.
To make sweeter variants which add in kheer and channa which provides the samosa a unique sweet flavor alongside the spiciness from the masla, other variants like the oriental variant of a chinese samosa, have noodles as their fillings with a mix of oriental spices. A Unique fusion of oriental and indian flavors. The samosa can be eaten on its own or with chutney or sabji (curry) which it is usually accompanied with.
Samosa and India
The lip smacking samosa recipe traces its origins in Central Asia and in the middle east, where the savory was enjoyed, it eventually made its way to Africa, travel to China and finally to the Indian subcontinent when the Turks of Central Asia invaded the sub-continents, once introduced the dish proved to be quite the hit with praises being written about the snack dating as old as the 9th century where a Persian poet by the name of Ishaq al-Mawsilli wrote praises about the dishes.
Now in the current age the samosa recipe has made its way to all corners of the country, where one can its presence in almost all sweet and snack stores, its influence has reached such heights that samosas are often included in offerings to gods.
The dish is perhaps one of the most popular dishes in India and is widely enjoyed throughout the nation due to its affordable pricing and delicious taste which stems from the flavors it produced from the fillings it contains which contradicts to the crispy and crunchy exterior it possesses. The samosa often finds itself the subject of political jokes and pop references due to its iconic presence in the indian cuisines.
Despite not originating from the nation, the samosa has found itself a place in the indian subcontinent and is here to stay as it continues to enthrall the appetites of the people in the country.
