A little wonder

  Triangular in shape, filled with a mixture of vegetables cooked in spicy gravy, this is a commonly eaten tea time snack and is popular among all age groups. It is a lovely snack for a cold day when you are not very hungry but wouldn’t mind indulging in a snack. Well, you guessed it right - it is the ‘SAMOSA’.

Mouthwatering samosas are the most sought after by all. There may be several stalls for samosas in the city, but delicious samosas that are being prepared by a stall in BDA complex, Banashankari 2^nd Stage will surely win over them. One can let their taste buds tingle and indulge in some hot and spicy samosas at a very reasonable price. It is served with chilly and sweet sauce.  Apart from samosas, the stall serves jilebi, kachori, jamoon and many other sweets. This place has been attracting customers from the past ten to fifteen years.

Samosas have been an all-time favorite snack since a long time, but it is only now that choices like corn-chat, momos and veg rolls have come in. The lane behind BDA complex has several street-food shops. It has shops that serve fresh juice, vada pav and pani puri. But the really busy ones are the samosa stalls.


Coming to the History of Samosa:

   It is believed that samosas originated from Central Asia before 10^th Century and made its way to India via the ancient trade routes. Samosa is a famous Indian snack that can probably be found anywhere in the world. This has been a popular snack in the Indian sub-continent for centuries. The Indian samosa is the most famous among a family of filled pastries and dumplings which were popular from North Africa to South China.

High on taste, high on calories and high on fat, yet we never cease to eat this yummy Samosa. Many a times, we consume a lot of dishes irrespective of how good or bad they are for our health. It is a snack that will tempt anybody and everybody.


Photo Credits - Aishwarya Jayasimha
Aishwarya Jayasimha
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