Afghan Beef Recipes

Afghan cuisine — Kabuli pulao, mantu, bolani — fragrant, spiced dishes from the crossroads of Asia — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Afghan cooks work with beef, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, boiling, frying and steaming.

A rich, deeply savoury red meat that rewards both fast, hot searing and long, slow braising depending on the cut. In this collection it's most often cooked with ground coriander, fine sea salt, garlic, plain yogurt, dried mint and onion. The dishes here span afghan classics ready in as little as 35 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.

Reader favourite: Mantu is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 780 ratings.