Macaroni Watani (Afghan Pasta)

Ingredients: Soak the Quroot in a bowl with warm water overnight, this will break down the quroot and make it slurry Heat some oil in a pan, add garlic, and cook for 30 seconds. Add the chopped onions and cook them till they turn golden brown. Add the ground spices (turmeric, coriander, cumin, chili, and…

Gajar ka Halwa

Ingredients: Directions: Add the ghee to a pan, let it melt, and lower the heat. Add the chopped almonds and cashews and fry them till golden brown. Scoop out the nuts from the pan and set it aside. In the same pan, add the grated carrots and turn the heat to medium. Saute the carrots…

Kichri Quroot

Kichri Quroot is an Afghan dish that consists of shola (sticky rice), meatballs, and quroot (whey). It’s a hearty and loved dish all across Afghanistan.  Ingredients: For the meatball mixture:  For meatball sauce: For Shola (Rice): For garnish: Directions: Add all the meatball mixture ingredients into a large bowl and mix well either with hand…

Misal Pav

Ingredients: To serve: Directions: In a pressure cooker, add the sprouted moth beans (to sprout the beans wash the beans a couple of times and then wrap them in a wet cheese towel, sprouting takes 2-3 days. If the cheesecloth dries out; soak it again), add a cup of water, turmeric powder (1/4 teaspoon) and…