Samosa, a popular ‘Indian’ snack is traditionally made with a potato based filling, wrapped and fried in a triangular pastry. This stuffing is the easiest ever Samosa stuffing recipe that is ready in 30 minutes and doesn’t require hours of cooking and yet tastes delicious.

Did you know that the world renowned ‘Indian’ Samosa is not actually Indian.

History & Origin of Samosa

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As I was researching for this post, I came to realize that it’s origin is from the Middle East and Central Asia. It originates from the Persian word ‘Sanbosag’ When the Arab cooks came to India between 10th and 13th centuries, they bought it along with them in the form of ‘Sanbusak’. It was considered as their snack on-the-go. It was convenient to make these mince-filled triangles during campfire during their night halts while travelling. They would pack them in their saddle bags as a snack. Amir Khusro a legendary scholar and court poet has even documented about Samosas being prepared from meat, ghee & onion. It’s only after it’s arrival in India that it was adapted as a vegetarian snack.

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Today’s Samosa

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Today the popular street food in India is made with so many different fillings. Although meat samosas are common in Northern India and Goa, the most popular stuffing across India yet remains, potatoes, peas and onions. Other popular stuffing include Indian Cottage Cheese (Paneer), vegetables like carrots, cabbage & spinach, lentils, and cheese. Infact today’s Samosa is has even adapted to fusion flavors from the across the globe. I have had Chinese Samosa, stuffed with veggies and noodles. The Mexican Samosas is stuffed with Jalapenos and cheese. Italian Samosa’s come in the form of Pizza Samosa and even Macroni and Cheese Samosas. The Greek influence of Samosa can be found in the Spinach and Cheese flavors. Apparently there are also sweet Samosas for dessert, like Apple Pie Samosas and Chocolate Samosa. Not only does today’s samosa made with different kinds of stuffing but is also make healthier. We bake the Samosas today than fry it. Trust me those of you who haven’t tried baked Samosas, I highly recommend it. It’s so much more easier and a great way to avoid unnecessary fat from frying them. The baked crust is as crispy and crunchy as a fried samosa. The Indian community has even gone further to make use of the Samosas as an ingredient. Samosa Chaat and Samosa Pav are perfect examples of how much we love consuming Samosas and can make newer dishes from our favorite snack.

The easiest ever Samosa Stuffing

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Although today Samosas in India are street food and are available in large grocery stores across the globe, it is still considered a party favorite, fit for any occasion. Infact the one time of the year that Samosa preparations are at it’s peak across the Indian subcontinent, is during Diwali, the festival of lights. We take pride in serving our guests with homemade Samosas. The Samosa stuffing is differently prepared in every household. The most time consuming process is cooking the boiled potatoes mixture for a couple hours on low heat.

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  • 1 cup boiled potatoes
  • ½ cup steamed peas
  • 1 tbsp ginger root, freshly ground
  • 1 tsp fresh chillies, chopped
  • ¼ cup cilantro / coriander
  • 1 tsp MDH garam masala
  • 1 tsp dry mango powder / amchur
  • ½ tsp black pepper powder
  • 3 tbsp clarified butter / ghee
  • salt to taste
  1. Boil the potatoes and mash them.
  2. Steam the peas.
  3. Freshly crush the ginger and green chillies using a mortar and pestle or make a ginger chilly paste.
  4. In a mixing bowl , combine the potatoes, green peas, cilantro and ginger chilly paste.
  5. Now add the dry ingredients, garam masala , dry mango powder / amchur , black pepper powder and salt & mix them well into the mixture.
  6. Now heat the clarified butter / ghee and pour it on the mixture.
  7. Mix the clarified butter / ghee and mixture thoroughly and voila, your samosa stuffing is ready.
  8. Use your wrappers to stuff this mixture and relish your samosas.
  9. Please note that this recipe doesn’t require you to cook the mixture, the flavors come from the clarified butter / ghee and the garam masala . Try to use MDH garam masala if you can, for it’s distinct flavors.
  10. Stay tuned to The Belly Rules The Mind as in our next post we will be sharing modern wrapping techniques.

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  • 1 cup boiled potatoes

  • 1/2 cup steamed peas

  • 1 tbsp ginger root, freshly ground

  • 1 tsp fresh chillies, chopped

  • 1/4 cup cilantro / coriander

  • 1 tsp MDH garam masala

  • 1 tsp dry mango powder / amchur

  • 1/2 tsp black pepper powder

  • 3 tbsp clarified butter / ghee

  • salt to taste

  1. Boil the potatoes and mash them.
  2. Steam the peas.
  3. Freshly crush the ginger and green chillies using a mortar and pestle or make a ginger chilly paste.
  4. In a mixing bowl , combine the potatoes, green peas, cilantro and ginger chilly paste.
  5. Now add the dry ingredients, garam masala , dry mango powder / amchur , black pepper powder and salt & mix them well into the mixture.
  6. Now heat the clarified butter / ghee and pour it on the mixture.
  7. Mix the clarified butter / ghee and mixture thoroughly and voila, your samosa stuffing is ready.
  8. Use your wrappers to stuff this mixture and relish your samosas.
  9. Please note that this recipe doesn’t require you to cook the mixture, the flavors come from the clarified butter / ghee and the garam masala . Try to use MDH garam masala if you can, for it’s distinct flavors.
  10. Stay tuned to The Belly Rules The Mind as in our next post we will be sharing modern wrapping techniques.
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