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Samose, Singhara,समोसे, सिंघाड़ा- call it by any name !

Who does not like "Samose" - the famous Indian snacks. But the taste of a 'Samosa' varies from shop to shop just like mangoes which has different tastes from region to region with many varieties. Its main ingredient is boiled potato cooked with spices and vegetable pieces which is filled into a wrap made of "Maida" (all purpose floor) chapati. The filling is also known as "Masala". It is this filling with different combination of spices that gives different tastes. Its tetrahedral shape is followed everywhere with slight difference from shop to shop due to different hands that make it.

It is also known by the name "Singhada-सिंघाड़ा" in the eastern part of India due to its resemblance to a fruit with the same name and it grows hanging to its plant under water. Though "Singhada-सिंघाड़ा" is loved in Indian Sub-continent but many health conscious people resist themselves from consuming it because it is deep fried in oil. But most people occasionally eat it as an evening snacks. It is better to avoid its regular use and when buying, take it from shops where good quality of oil is used. Most of the roadside shops use cheap oils and fry it in reheated oil---in fact they do not change the oil only add to it when needed. It is this oil and leftover fillings more than 24 hours old that make an attack on the digestive system. So go for it at reputed shops or at those roadside vendors whom you know use good ingredients.

I have tasted "Samosas" of famous sweet shops, eg. Madhulika at Dhanbad; Rajsthan Kalevalaya, Punjab Sweets & Saraswati Mistanna Bhandar at Ranchi, Sweet Home &Sweet Hut at Patna and many popular roadside vendors at different places. All different and tasty. But till now the taste of "Samosas" of the sweet shop "Mohanji" at Patna tops them all. It is awesome! A few weeks ago I was in Patna after a long time and only for the "Samosas" we turned off route to "Mohanji" in West Boring Canal road near "Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir". Without using onion or garlic they create such an awesome taste that I ate three "Samosas" and digested them normally. Each "Samosa" is filled with a piece of "Paneer".

Eat "Samosas" at your favorite shop but be careful about the Quality, Quantity and frequency of "Samosa".

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