🥜 snackRank #8medium

Samosa

Name: Samosa
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup minced beef; 1 medium, chopped onion; 2 cloves, minced garlic; 1 teaspoon, grated ginger; 1, finely chopped green chili; 1 teaspoon coriander powder; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; for frying oil; as needed for dough water; to taste salt

Samosa is a popular Kenyan snack consisting of a crisp, triangular pastry filled typically with spiced minced meat or vegetables. It is widely enjoyed across Kenya as a street food and during social gatherings, reflecting a blend of local and South Asian culinary influences.

11 ingredients

spicysavorycrispyaromatic

Culinary DNA Preview

Kenyan70%

Indian30%

Ingredients

all-purpose flour
2 cups
minced beef
1 cup
onion
1 medium, chopped
garlic
2 cloves, minced
ginger
1 teaspoon, grated
green chili
1, finely chopped
coriander powder
1 teaspoon
cumin seeds
1 teaspoon
oil
for frying
water
as needed for dough
salt
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Introduced to Kenya by Indian immigrants during the colonial period, samosas have been adapted locally with indigenous spices and ingredients, becoming an integral part of Kenyan street food culture.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Kenyan70%

ingredients+techniques

Indian30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

dough-making stuffing folding deep-frying

Stories about this dish

No stories tagged here yet — check back soon.

Browse

East Africacuisines →Foodways connections →