GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The samosa/sambusak spread all over the Middle East as conquerors and traders travelled and it took various forms and various shapes in every country. The original sambusak was probably a halfmoon but as it moved, it acquired its current triangular shape.

Detailed explanation-2: -If we go by the reports and facts, samosa originated during the 10th century in the Middle East region. The first official mention of samosa was found in Iranian historian Abolfazl Beyhaqi’s work Tarikh-e Beyhaghi, where it was referred to as ‘Sambosa’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Samosa is not Mughlai You must have been fed with the narrative that Mughals brought their culinary skills came from Central Asia and taught Indians about the dishes like Samosa, it needs to be mentioned that Samosas cannot be appropriated as Mughlai dish.

Detailed explanation-4: -The samosa is first mentioned in literature by the Persian historian Abul-Fazl Beyhaqi, writing in the 11th Century. He describes a dainty delicacy, served as a snack in the great courts of the mighty Ghaznavid empire.