Afghan Tomatoes 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 tomatoes, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, frying, boiling and steaming.

Sweet-acidic fruit that forms the backbone of sauces, stews and salads across nearly every cuisine. In this collection it's most often cooked with ground coriander, fine sea salt, onion, turmeric, garlic and ground beef. The dishes here span afghan classics ready in as little as 15 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.