The samosa is eaten with so much gusto in India. The combination of samosa with tea is amazing. But do you know that it was not made for the first time by Indians. Rather it reached India from some other country. So do you also want to know the history of your favorite evening snack samosa.

It is not possible to have a birthday party without samosa in the breakfast plate. Be it morning or evening, eating samosa with tea is a different kind of pleasure. If guests come to the house, the first thought that comes to mind is to bring samosa from the nearby shop because samosa is a favorite of people of all ages. Be it children or adults, everyone eats samosa with great relish, but do you know that samosa did not come from India? So then the question is what is the history of samosa and where did it come from. This crispy, spicy and delicious samosa is easily available everywhere.

Samosa, which is everyone's favourite, has a very interesting journey. Actually, samosa reached India from the ancient empire of Iran and it was known as Sambusag in Persian and later it was named Samosa.

Samosa was first mentioned by 11th century Iranian historian Abul Fazal Baihaqi in his book Tarikh-e-Baihaqi. He mentioned a salty dish served in the royal court of the Ghaznavid Empire which was filled with minced meat and nuts. Samosa was made in the Middle East Asia in the tenth century.

Samosa is liked by every Indian. It is also low in price, so people of every class can easily buy and eat it. So let's know how samosa reached India. It is said that during the 13th-14th century, traders and Muslim invaders from Middle East Asia came to India and from here the story of samosa in India started. Writers like Amir Khusro and Ibn Battuta have also mentioned samosa in their writings.

Abul Fazal of the Delhi Sultanate had also mentioned the name of samosa in the list of royal dishes in Ain-e-Akbari. In the 17th century, the Portuguese brought potatoes to India and since then potato samosa started being made. After coming to India, Indians started making samosa in their own way. Potato, salt and spices started being used as filling in it and today it has become a favorite evening snack of India.

As interesting as the story of samosa is, Indians adopted it with the same love and respect and created their own Indian version of samosa which has become everyone's favorite today.