Easy Bolani with Egg Roll Wrappers
This easy bolani is, well, easy. Don't want to make your dough, don't worry; you won't have to. Let's make it. What makes this an easy bolani? The most time-consuming part of making bolani is making your dough. You can do it if you want, and if you do, I have a recipe...
Saffron Pancakes with Pistachio
This saffron pancakes recipe is a continuation of my campaign to #MakeItAfghan. I'm taking non-Afghan dishes and putting an Afghan twist on it. If you watched the Instagram video, I changed the order of the ingredients. - it’s better to follow the recipe as I’ve...
Afghan Pasta with Traditional Flavors
This Afghan pasta dish is authentically. . . Connecticut. lol. This recipe is not native to Herat, Kandahar, or Kabul. It is a dish that Afghans made in various formats when they came to the US. Afghans Love Carbs Although Afghan pasta is not much of a thing in...
Best Afghan Recipes Top 10
How did we determine the Best Afghan Recipes? Based on your demand! This list of ten Afghan recipes is based on the highest downloads. Ranking from 1-10. Do you see a recipe missing that you want us to add? Leave us a comment. Want to see our innovative recipes? Try...
Crinkle Cake Recipe – Afghan Style
What is Crinkle Cake? Crinkle cake is a creature of social media virality. If you haven’t seen or heard about it, crinkle cake is a crunchy dessert made extra crispy by folding phyllo dough into little scrunched-up rows of deliciousness. After some digging, it looks...
Easy Ramadan Recipes
During this blessed month, everyone is looking for easy Ramadan recipes. Mothers, oldest sisters, and daughters carry a lot of the burden. Many work and fast all day while also nourishing their families. Here are some recipes to make your suhoor and iftar a little...
Naan Shirin Afghan Sweet Bread
The Basics of Naan Shirin Naan e Shirin is an Afghan sweet bread from a basic enriched dough. The dough is light, soft, and fluffy. Be careful if you make this at home. If you choose to do so, you'll get repeated requests. If you are looking for savory bread, our...
Dum Pukht – An Afghan Classic (made easy)
Intro to Dum Pukht. Let's make a classic Afghan dish, dum pukht. Traditionally, this is a slow-cooked dish over fire. Afghans use lamb, sometimes even older lamb. (mutton)As a result slow-cooking the dish is the way to go. (unless!) Unless you have a pressure cooker...
Instant Pot Oxtail
Plate of Oxtail and Potatoes Today we are making Instant Pot Oxtail. I've got lots of other great Instat Pot recipes here, here, here, and here. Why are Oxtails so Expensive Now? Growing up, I never thought I would see the day that oxtails were a luxury food item....
Beet Salad Recipe – Borani Laboo
A bowl of borani laboo. Beets are a delicious root vegetable served hot or cold, sour or savory. This Beet salad recipe is popular in Iran and Afghanistan. We love our veggies, and more particularly, we love to combine them with a yogurt sauce. For another veggie dish...