The
origin of samosas
Well,
samosas are quintessentially regarded as an Indian delicacy and are generally
believed that samosas came to Nepal via India.Yet, this well-known Indian food
is not actually from India. It originated in Central Asia centuries ago. As
mentioned in an article published
in the Times of India, samosas originated in the 10th century in the Middle
East region.
The
samosa was first mentioned in Tarikh-e Beyhaghi, a work of Iranian historian
Abolfazl Beyhaqi. It was termed as ‘Sambosa’, which was much smaller in size
than today’s samosa.Samosa is referred to as sanbusak, sanbusag, sanbusaj,
samsa as stated in many historical accounts. However, what is common in all
these words is that all of them are derived from the Persian word, sanbosag.
Talking
about its travel to South Asia, it was introduced during the Delhi Sultanate
rule by the Middle Eastern chefs. Some others also believed that it was brought
by traders. During that time, samosa was stuffed with meat, and onion, as a
famous poet and scholar of that time, Amir Khusro explains.
Ibn
Battuta, a 14th-century Moroccan traveller, has talked about sambusak being
served as a part of the royal meal at the court of erratic Muhammad bin
Tughluq. As described by Battuta, sambusaks were filled with minced meat,
pistachios, almonds, walnuts and spices and were served before the third course
of pulao.
But,
how did sambusak become samosa?
Well,
the credit goes to the Portuguese who brought a kind of tuber, which they
called batata in India. Gradually, potatoes (batata) became the core of most
Indian food items. In the process, a meat-filled sambusak got transformed into
a mashed potato-filled samosa.
Migration
into Nepal
The
migration of samosa to Nepal is still unclear. It can be believed that it came
to Nepal just as it travelled to other parts of the world and was transformed
as per regional flavours suiting their palate.
it
was introduced by Indian traders. But, it is not clear who made the first
samosas in Nepal.
Marketing
in Nepal
But,
there is no doubt about who made samosa popular in Nepal. One of the most
famous samosa joints, TipTop, is often
credited for its whooping popularity of samosas among Nepalis. First started as
a small samosa stall in a narrow alley opposite Bishal Bazaar, TipTop, now, has
many outlets and has become one of the famous eateries.
It
got its name from the TipTop Tailors in the very dark alley and the samosa shop
also used to serve samosas to tailors, shopkeepers and the workers in the New
Road are in the beginning.
Now,
samosa has become a perfect snack for most Nepalis that they enjoy with tea or
curry as a breakfast or snack or even day-time tiffin with varieties of sweet,
tangy or savoury dips and chutneys. Not only the dips or chutneys, the fillings
and the thickness of the pastries also vary from one stall to another and one
eatery to another.
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