Samosa and stuffed with ground beef. While they can be eaten any time of the year, they are usually reserved for special occasions. Many middle eastern countries include samosas in their cuisine. People in Saudi Arabia, for example, enjoy this dish as an appetizer. In the Holy Month of Ramadan, many Arabs and Muslims eat samosas everyday when they break their fast. In Israel, a () is a semicircular pocket of dough filled with mashed chickpeas, fried onions, and spices. Another variety is filled with meat, fried onions, parsley, spices, and pine nuts, which is sometimes mixed with mashed chickpeas and
Mashed potato may be replaced by soup stock or broth. "Aloo Bharta", an Indian sub-continent variation, uses chopped onions, mustard (oil, paste or seeds), chili pepper, coriander leaves and other spices. Mashed potato can be served as a side dish, and is often served with sausages in the British Isles, where they are known as bangers and mash. Mashed potato can be an ingredient of various other dishes, including shepherd's and cottage pie, pierogi, colcannon, dumplings, potato pancakes, potato croquettes and gnocchi. Particularly runny mashed potatoes are called "mousseline" potatoes. In the United Kingdom, the cold mashed potato is mixed with fresh