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sa·mo·sa

 (sə-mō′sə)
n.
A small fried turnover of South Asian origin that is filled with seasoned vegetables or meat.

[Hindi and Urdu samosā, from Persian samōsa, variant of sambūsa.]
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samosa

(səˈməʊsə)
n, pl -sas or -sa
(Cookery) (in Indian cookery) a small triangular pastry case containing spiced vegetables or meat and served fried
[C20: from Hindi]
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Noun1.samosa - small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot
turnover - a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
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Translations

samosa

[səˈməʊsə] N (samosas or samosa (pl)) → samosa f
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samosa

[səˈməʊsə] nsamosa m petit pâté indien aux légumes ou à la viande
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A spot check by the Star established some of the items hawked include groundnuts, maize, fruits, liquid soap and samosas.
Another cart nearby is selling pakoras and samosas along with French fries.
Samosas INGREDIENTS MAKES 6 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced into 1cm bits 75g frozen peas Low-calorie cooking spray 1/2 onion, diced 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tsp grated root ginger Generous pinch of chilli powder 1/2 tsp ground coriander 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 1/2 tsp garam mosaic 30g spinach Juice of 1/2 lemon Sea salt 3 low-calorie tortilla wraps, cut in half 1 egg, beaten Fresh coriander, to serve (optional) DIRECTIONS Cook the diced potatoes in a pan of boiling salted water for 5 minutes, then drain.
Traditional Iftar snacks like vast variety of Samosas, Pakoras, Kachories, Dhai Bhalay, Channa Chaat, Jaleebi, Patti Roll are selling as hot items these days, and people are seen standing in queues to buy them.
The rush of buyers was witnessed at various stalls of 'samosas' and 'pakoras' shops in different areas of the countries before Iftar.
The 'street cuisine' offered at the largely-attended event included samosas, namak paras and bun kebabs, which were billed as desisliders.
Of course, we could not go without his samosas which are also served with the dark tamarind sauce.
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A total of 243 samosas, 15 grams of samosa mixture, and a quantity of spices were seized alongside a number of tools and cooking equipment.
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VEGETABLE SAMOSAS BY MUNIRA MAHMUD (Makes 12) INGREDIENTS 1 potato, about 150g; 3tbsp vegetable oil, extra for brushing; 1tsp mustard seeds; 1/4tsp fenugreek seeds; 1/2tsp cumin seeds; 1 onion, finely sliced; 1/2tsp ground turmeric; 1/2tsp ground cinnamon; 120g white cabbage, finely sliced; 1 large carrot, 120g, peeled and grated; 100g mixed red and green peppers, cored, de-seeded and finely chopped; 50g frozen peas; 1/2tsp granulated sugar; 12 spring roll pastry wrappers, 25 x 25cm; 1 egg, lightly beaten; salt METHOD 1.
Place on a tray and cover while making the rest of the samosas. Preheat the oven to 200C and put the samosas on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.