Afghani Bolani Kadoo With Yogurt Dip ~ Simple Delicious Food Recipes

For the third day, I selected Afghanistan, a country that was cooked most in our previous Mega BM. Even then I had bookmarked quite a few to be tried out and since it was going to be a breakfast, I naturally looked at my friends who dished out breakfast combos. I remembered Priya Srinivasan's Afghani Bolani Kadou and decided start from there.

Since she was also looking for vegetarian options, I decided it will suit me best. Since most of the flatbreads seem to have been made with all purpose flour. Bolani is flat-bread from Afghanistan, baked or fried with a vegetable filling. It has a thin crust and can be stuffed with a variety of ingredients, such as potatoes, spinach, lentils, pumpkin, or leeks. It can be served with plain yogurt or mint yogurt.

Since I was making it for the elders at home, I decided to opt for pumpkin and used both all purpose flour and wheat flour. Also I ended up making the stuffing quite spicy. I adapted mine from here.

I had initially this week to be on A-Z, with this post coming up first. However with one post still not cooked, my plans went for a toss! Anyway enjoy these stuffed flatbreads while I get the pending ones done!

For the dough

For the Pumpkin Filling

How to make the Afghan Bolani

Afghani Bolani Kadoo With Yogurt Dip

Ingredients Needed:

All purpose flour - 1 cup

Wheat flour - 1/2 cup

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Water 1/2 to 3/4 cup to knead the dough

Oil - 1 tsp

How to make the outer layer

Prepare the dough

Take flour, salt in a large bowl and mix together.

Add water to the flour and slowly start kneading to make the dough. Add oil finally to get a smooth and soft dough.

Keep it covered until use.

To make the Kadoo filling

Ingredients Needed:

Pumpkin, grated - 1 cup

Green Chilies, finely chopped - 2 nos

Freshly pound pepper - 1/2 tsp

Red chili powder - 3/4 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

a clove of garlic, minced

a handful of chopped fresh coriander

salt to taste

Oil for cooking

How to make the filling

Heat a pan with oil, saute chopped onions, green chilies, saute till onions turn colour. Next add the grated pumpkin, along with salt, red chili powder, cumin powder. Saute well.

Sprinkle some water for the pumpkin to get cooked. Simmer and cook it with a lid covered for 5 - 7 mins.

Add coriander leaves and keep it until use.

Making Bolani

Divide the dough into 6-7 balls.

Dust the rolling board, using rolling pin, roll out the dough round and thin.

Place 1-2 tbsp of stuffing on to one half of the rolled roti and fold over the other half on it. Press it lightly and seal the edge. Use a fork to make crimp design on the edges.

Heat a pan with 1/4 cup of oil, when it is hot enough, gently slide down the bolani slowly and pan fry on both the sides until done.

Serve it warm along with Yogurt-mint dip.

Yogurt-Mint Dip from Priya

Ingredients Needed:

Whisked yogurt - 1/2 Cup

2-3 sprigs of mint, minced finely

Black salt to taste

Just before serving, mix together all the ingredients together to make a smooth dip. Serve it along with Bolani!