World Samosa Day 2022: How potato samosa became a hit in India
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Samosa, which originated from Central Asia around the 10th century, is now more of India. Although samosa has now become a continental snack. In our country life is incomplete without samosas. Due to its amazing popularity, now World Samosa Day is being celebrated every year on 05 September. For many years, samosa is celebrated all over the world by celebrating this day. Samosa parties are held on this day, people make samosas and some people even learn to make samosas.
Do eat samosa, but while eating it, thank the Arabic merchants. Because in the 10th century, Arabic merchants brought their country’s hit snacks samosas here. Which we caught immediately and for hundreds of years its taste has been our heart. How it has become a part of our lives, needless to say. However, it can definitely be said that we have given potato samosa to the world.
The longer the samosa has traveled in the world, the more rarely any other dish has done it. The way it has associated itself with a variety of tastes, it may have happened with any other dish. It is known by many names. In the books and documents of many centuries ago, it was mentioned as Samboska, Sambusa, Sambosaj. Even now it has many different names, such as Singhada, Sambasa, Chamuka, Sambusaj and don’t know what.
In Asia the “Samosa Kingdom” started spreading from Iran. There it is mentioned in books written in the tenth century. Iranian historian Abolfaji Behaki mentioned this in “Tarikh e Behaki”. However, a few more years before this, the Persian poet Ishaq al-Mawsiliki wrote a poem on it. Samosas are believed to have originated in Egypt. From there it reached Libya. Then the Middle East. It was very popular in Iran till the 16th century, but then it went down.
Arab merchants brought
Those who brought it to India were Arab traders, who used to come to Central Asia and India for trade from the Middle East. He came here with them. Possibly in the tenth century. The Mughals also contributed in making it more delicious and royal. In doing some new experiments with it. But it was certain that the samosas were their favorite dish for the merchants who came from Iran and Arabia. was easily made. It was flavourful. But the samosa we are talking about was non-vegetarian. It was made by mixing it with mutton mince and almonds etc. It was fried in oil. Although the way of baking it was also prevalent in those days.
Mughals gave new glory
The Mughals had a special love for samosas. Like every dish, his royal kitchen developed the samosa. With different flavors and ingredients. According to Amir Khusro, the poet of the Delhi Sultanate, “It was a favorite dish of the Mughal court in the 13th century.” In the 16th century Abul Fazl wrote in the Ain-i-Akbari, “It was served before the main meal. Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, spices were mixed with mince in it. The shape was triangular. Used to close it by filling it in a triangle of wheat flour or maida. Used to fry in ghee.
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When Ibn Babuta reached India, he saw people eating samosas in the court of Mohammad bin Tughlaq. Then wrote that how in India the taste of samosa speaks loudly.
How to make Aloo Samosa
The real revolution in samosas happened when the Portuguese came here with potatoes around the 16th century. He started farming. Then the samosa was filled with potatoes, green coriander, chillies and spices, then it became a super hit. Our favorite samosa is the potato one. The sting of this samosa is ringing more all over the world. However, we Indians can definitely say that we are the ones who make samosas vegetarian. Alan Davidson, author of “The Oxford Companion to Food”, writes, “Of all the types of samosas found around the world, from Egypt to Zanzibar and from Central Asia to China, the best is the Indian samosa with potato.” Its shape has been this triangular for about a thousand years.
Samosa gets smart with time
Now, samosas are available in so many different ways in India that you will be surprised. Rather, it can also be said that with the passage of time, the smart way in which samosas have increased, it is not only a matter of control of other dishes. Noodles samosa, macaroni samosa, rice samosa and any other type of samosas. All types of samosas are available in the market. Two-four restaurants will definitely be found in every city, whose list will include 40-50 forms of samosas.
Each state has its own different samosa
By the way, different types of samosas are prevalent in different states in India. In Hyderabad, small samosas of corn and onions are available, while Bengal’s water chestnut is also made by filling fish. The samosas of Karnataka, Andhra and Tamil Nadu are somewhat buried. In many places only dry fruits samosas will be found. People of Delhi and Punjab like the spicy samosa of potato and paneer.
Samosa Week
Samosas are served with different types of chutneys. In many places, it is served as a snack by mixing it with chickpeas and peas. It is certain that samosa will be found not only in India but almost all over the world. Somewhere it is made by frying, then by baking somewhere, but the real samosa is the one that is fried and made crisp and when it comes out in the plate with coriander chutney, then you can not stay without eating. England is so obsessed with samosas that Samosa Week is celebrated there. There is a parade of different types of samosas, which then reach the stomach through the mouth.
