NAHUD SAMBUSA
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The savory pastries known as sambusa were one of my favorite snacks in Central Asia. Tajik Sambusas are similar to Uzbek Sambusas. If you've ever been to India, you'll notice how similar the samosa is.
In Uzbekistan, people mostly ate meat-filled samsas with potatoes on the side. But there wasn't much variety in the fillings beyond that. As a result, finding samsas filled with chickpeas in Tajikistan was a pleasant surprise.
The nahud sambusa filled with chickpeas turns out to be a Tajik specialty. Unfortunately, they are not widely available, but if you come across them in a market, give them a try.
Where to eat: look out for the tandoor ovens at markets and ask if they have nahud sambusa.
