Specialties
Ottawa Samosa is a locally based online business that was started in 2014 because we feel strongly about bringing high quality, halal frozen samosas into your homes. Our samosas contain only natural ingredients, with no preservatives or artificial flavours. We use locally grown vegetables, beef and chicken. Each samosa is hand-made and frozen right away to maintain flavor, freshness and longevity. All of our food products are 100% halal and prepared using the strictest food handling practices. We also offer fried samosa party platters, chutneys, kulfi and Indian spice mixes within the Ottawa area.
History
Established in 2014.
Ottawa Samosa is currently an online business, under the business name OAK Foods, where orders are placed online or by phone, and frozen samosas that are prepared in a rented commercial kitchen are delivered to customers in Ottawa. We have also cater for small and large events and fundraisers with our samosa party patters. We recently expanded our product line to include several kinds of chutneys and kulfi (Indian ice cream).
Meet the Business Owner: Owais K.
As the son of an Indian restaurant owner, Owais's passion for the culinary arts was not realized until he moved to Ottawa for University. His father, Sadat, co-owned Meezan Restaurant in downtown Toronto where Owais and his siblings spent a lot of their time. This exposure gave him a foundation for the ins and outs of the business. Sadat had a stroke in 1994, and was forced to close shop. Owais and his siblings were too young to take over the business so it was the end of Meezan Restaurant. In 2000, Owais was accepted into the BPS program at the University of Ottawa. As a student living on his own, Owais was forced to utilize his culinary skills or live off of fast-food. He chose the former. He experimented with recipes and got plenty of advice from his parents. Soon after graduating, he began working for Health Canada where he continues to do so as a Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer. However his passion for food would soon come to light once more with the creation of Ottawa Samosa