🇲🇬 Malagasy Cuisine

Sambosa

Malagasy Samosa

Prep Time 50 min

Servings 12

Difficulty Medium

Calories 185 kcal

Crispy triangular pastries filled with spiced ground beef, onions, and herbs, fried until golden — a popular Malagasy street snack.

Ingredients

1 Make dough: mix flour, pinch of salt, and water to form firm dough. Rest 15 min.
2 Cook filling: sauté onion and garlic, add beef, cumin, curry, salt, pepper. Cook until done. Add cilantro.
3 Roll dough thin, cut into strips. Fold into triangle pockets, fill with beef mixture, seal edges.
4 Heat oil to 170°C. Fry sambosas until golden, about 3-4 min per side.
5 Drain on paper towels. Serve hot with sakay.

Did You Know?

Sambosas arrived in Madagascar through Arab and Indian Ocean trade routes, becoming a beloved snack adapted to local tastes.