How many calories in a samosa
One samosa has about 250 kcal, with 14 g of fat from the fried pastry.
Portion
To burn it off
A samosa is a pastry triangle filled with spiced potato and peas, or minced lamb, and deep fried. The filling is fairly light, it's the pastry and the oil that do the work.
One is 250 kcal, with 27 g of carbs, 14 g of fat and 5 g of protein. Two as a starter at the curry house is 500, before the poppadoms and chutney tray have even landed.
The little ones from a supermarket party pack are smaller, so count those as a fraction of one. A big one from the corner shop counter is about the size this number is for.
Tips
- 1Have one as the starter and share the rest of the plate.
- 2Go for the baked ones when you make them at home, the filling tastes the same.
- 3Pair it with a tikka or a dal rather than a second fried starter.
Where it comes from
The samosa began in the Middle East and Central Asia as the sanbusak, and a 13th century Baghdad cookbook already gives three recipes. In the 14th century the traveller Ibn Battuta ate one at the royal court in Delhi, stuffed with minced meat, almonds, pistachios and walnuts. The potato version came much later, since potatoes only reached India in the 1600s.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Live History India, The Samosa Trail
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Questions
How many calories in 2 samosas?
About 500 kcal for two ordinary sized ones.
Is a meat samosa higher than a vegetable one?
A little, if the mince is fatty, but most of the 250 kcal is the fried pastry either way.
How much protein is in a samosa?
About 5 g, so it's more of a snack than a source of protein.
Is a samosa higher than a spring roll?
Yes, about double. One samosa is about 250 kcal and one regular spring roll about 125, so a samosa counts like two spring rolls.
Are vegetable samosas vegan?
Often, the filling is potato, peas and spices. Some pastry is made with ghee or butter, so ask if you need to be sure.
