I want to give you the recipe for an Afghan dish called “Bolani”. It is very popular in Afghanistan and is widely known, with many fans all over the world.
Ingredients:
1kg flour
2 bunches of spring onions
Olive oil
A few fresh peppers
1 sachet dried yeast
Salt and pepper
Method: Dissolve the yeast in warm water and add the flour and salt. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and allow the dough to rise. Cut the spring onions with a sharp knife, salt them and allow them to stand for half an hour. Then rinse them and put them in a colander to allow all the water to drain out. Add some salt and pepper to the spring onions and squeeze them between your hands till there is no liquid left. Knead the dough and shape it into small balls. Then roll each ball into a thin round sheet. Spread the spring onions onto one side of each sheet and fold the other side on top to form a semi-circle. Heat some oil in a frying pan and fry the bolani. You can enjoy your bolani with yoghurt or tomato chutney
Recipe for tomato chutney:
Ingredients:
1 unripe, green tomato (or one hot green pepper)
Celery
Garlic
1 fresh hot pepper
Vinegar and salt to taste
Method: Mix the tomato, celery and pepper in a blender then add the vinegar and salt. You can also use a red tomato. Afghans, especially those from Kabul, love spicy food. You can also make the chutney with a hot green pepper.
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