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🇦🇫 Traditional dishes from Afghanistan

3 dishes people actually cook in Afghanistan: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Bolani

60 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Bolani, a traditional dish from Afghanistan

Delicious Afghan stuffed flatbreads, perfect for sharing!

  • 500 g all-purpose flour
  • 200 ml water
  • 300 g potatoes
  • 100 g green onions
  • 50 g cilantro
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 100 ml oil

Kabuli pulao

90 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Kabuli pulao, a traditional dish from Afghanistan

Savor the rich flavors of this Afghan rice dish!

  • 300 g basmati rice
  • 400 g lamb
  • 200 g carrots
  • 1 onion
  • 100 g raisins
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 600 ml water

Mantu

90 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Mantu, a traditional dish from Afghanistan

Delicious Afghan dumplings filled with spiced meat!

  • 500 g ground beef
  • 2 onions
  • 4 garlic
  • 20 dough wrappers
  • 200 g yogurt
  • 200 g chickpeas
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 100 ml water

What do people eat in Afghanistan?

The three dishes from Afghanistan documented in Copper are Bolani, Kabuli pulao and Mantu. Cumin and onion each appear in more than one recipe. All three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 20 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Afghanistan?

The three recipes need 20 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Afghanistan entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Afghanistan take?

Bolani is the quickest at 60 minutes. Kabuli pulao is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Afghanistan is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Afghanistan here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Bolani is the shortest way in.

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