Afghan Typical Food Recommendations

Kabul Pulao

Generally, Kabuli Pulao is known as Quabili Pulao. This name is taken from the word ‘qabil’ which means “able” or “able”. The word is to support the local people’s belief that only skilled cooks are capable of making this Afghan-style pilaf. Usually Afghans can tell whether a woman is ready for marriage or not how well she can prepare Kabuli Pulao which is Afghanistan’s national dish. This meal was historically made for Kabul’s upper-class families.

This typical Afghan food is quite complicated to make. The ingredients used are rice and meat. Generally, the ingredients used are steamed long grain rice and then sprinkled with almonds, caramelized carrots, and raisins. The spices used are cardamom, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, and turmeric. The choices of protein used are beef, chicken, and mutton pieces. In Afghanistan, the taste of Kabuli Island varies from region to region as each cook has a different mix of spices. However, generally this food always contains rice, vegetables, spices, and meat.

Mastawa

This typical Afghan winter meal consists of short grain rice, chickpeas and salted dried mutton called lahndi. All the ingredients are then simmered together in an aromatic broth flavored with garlic, shallots, coriander, turmeric and mint leaves.

Towards the end of cooking, narenj or bitter orange zest and chillies are added which makes this sticky rice dish too fragrant and spicy. Mastawa can also be made using other types of dried meat such as Afghan gosht-e-qaqh. As for the final touch, add quoroot which is a type of Afghan cheese. This cheese is made from yogurt by filtering it, salting it, and then drying it. This is one ingredient for which no proper substitute has been found.

Mantu

Mantu or meat dumplings are one of the most popular Afghan specialties that you cannot miss. Usually this food will be served during big events or gatherings. However, now you can get this food so easily. Such as hot dogs sold on the side of the road in big cities. For the food category itself, it can be included in the main meal and can also be used as a side dish. For the people of Indonesia, maybe it will be included in the category of snacks. Moreover, to get it so easy, many found on the roadside. This typical Afghan dish is made from minced meat or ground beef.

Then it will be added with various special spices. This meat will then be put into dumplings and steamed until cooked. Gluten-free, it can be said that the food is popular and must be tried, including healthy food. For serving, you can use yogurt and tomato sauce. Of course the meat used varies, but the most widely used is mutton. Due to the climate which is very hot in summer and very cold in winter, goats are the best at surviving. This is why typical Afghan cuisine generally uses lamb or mutton.

Shorba Or Shorwa

Shorba in Arabic means soup which is also commonly known as Shorwa. This traditional soup that is usually enjoyed in Afghanistan will generally be eaten with bread. In this soup, you will find vegetables as well as meat. The vegetables used consist of potatoes, carrots with fresh celery leaves. According to www.thebearcreekrestaurant.com what makes it different is the addition of red beans. Indeed, this specialty won’t leave chickpeas behind. It tastes rich because it is added with spices including tomato sauce. It is very suitable to be enjoyed when winter arrives, considering that the climate in this country has changed drastically.