Fried · Savory pastry
Samboosa
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During Ramadan, samboosa production shifts into overdrive — entire family kitchens and street vendors fold hundreds of them a day just for iftar.
Thin pastry triangles are folded around spiced minced meat, cheese, or vegetables, then deep-fried until crackling and golden. Street carts and bakery windows sell them by the dozen, especially in the run-up to sunset during Ramadan.
Why it's made this way: The samosa-style pastry reached the Arabian Peninsula centuries ago along trade and pilgrimage routes from South and Central Asia, and it stuck as an easy-to-eat, portable bite for breaking a fast quickly before the main meal.
Roughly what's in it
280kcal
7gprotein
30gcarbs
15gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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