The Samosa Wallah has grown famous in Melton Mowbray for selling samosas in pubs at events and private parties. Dressed in his trademark purple and orange Maharajah outfits, complete with jewelled turban, this shy and reserved man can be frequently found driving his magnificent Tuk Tuk around his much loved home town.

With a max speed of 15mph you will often find him at the head of long queues of irate motorists, who are easily calmed with the handout of free samosas.

His mission is simple – to bring the joy of authentic spicy Indian samosas to every high street in the UK. In doing so to make Melton Mowbray as famous for samosas as it is for its legendary pork pies.

The Wallah can still be booked to bring samosas, fun and majestic service to weddings, corporate events, private parties and food markets.

The making of the Wallah

The Samosa Wallah who insists on being called Bada Sahib ‘’Big Boss’’ by his employees, was born in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1966 to an eccentric blonde English lady, who bravely emigrated to India in 1963, contrary to all cultural norms of the time, to marry his charismatic Indian father, ‘Prince’ Bupesh of Bombay. Destined never to play cricket for India, Bada Sahib instead focussed his energy on eating, developing an early dependence on his Auntie Puspa’s legendary Indian cooking.

Fuelled in particular by her magical samosas, Bada Sahib grew to an extraordinary height of under 8 feet tall, a giant among his Indian peers. At school he acquired the nickname ‘Bada’ (‘’big’’). Big build, big heart, big personality, big presence, big appetite and big belly. After leaving school Bada headed to the UK aged 18 to study Chemical Engineering at Loughborough University, where he met Chota Sahib (‘’little boss’’), in his final year of a business degree. The two shared lodgings and forged an inseparable bond.

The Wallah meets Chota Sahib

Chota Sahib was a curious student. In his final year he never attended either lectures or tutorials, only stepping foot on campus to visit the Student union bar. He was, as a consequence, very skilled on the pool table, the dart board and the dance floor. Rumoured to have taught Michael Jackson his legendary ‘moonwalk’ Chota took the young Bada under his wing, kindly educating him in the English ways of the pub, the pool table and the nightclub.

Walking home from a Loughborough nightclub, after another failed attempt at finding a girl, Bada Sahib would often become somewhat melancholy, fondly reminiscing about his Auntie and her tasty samosas. The kindly Chota drove Bada far and wide (in his barely roadworthy MGB sports car) to seek out a samosa that would satisfy his big friend. But without success… the pastry was sometimes too thick or the filling too mushy, the texture not quite right, the ingredients lacking authenticity or the samosa too greasy. But one failing above all others was consistent… always Bada complained ‘’it lacks kick, it’s not tasty’’.

The birth of Samosa Wallah

The two remained close friends while life ran its unpredictable course – happily enough, but both arriving into the choppy waters of midlife feeling somewhat unfulfilled. During these restless times, Bada Sahib searched for inner peace and developed a strong bond with his spiritual mentor, the revered and magisterial Guru Sahib of Melton Mowbray.  Effortlessly in tune with the earth’s energy and able to tap into more zing than the national grid, Guru Sahib re-connected Bada Sahib with his Indian spirituality. In doing so, Bada Sahib awoke his attachment to his Aunt Puspa and her legendary samosas.

Guru took Bada deep into his past, stepping through ever deeper levels of Bada’s childhood, into a samosa induced trance like state of calm and tranquility. It was during one of these ‘out of samosa’ experiences that Guru Sahib released the intention that brought Samosa Wallah into being. Bada Sahib realised what he must do, his mission in life.. to bring his Aunt’s tasty samosas to the streets of Britain. To give something back to the wonderful country that had made him welcome and given him a home… a samosa with a kick.… very very tastee!!