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Afghan Garlic Recipes

7 recipes using garlic — Kabuli pulao, mantu, bolani — fragrant, spiced dishes from the crossroads of Asia.

Afghan cuisine is famous for its bold, distinctive flavours. These afghan garlic recipes range from quick weeknight dishes ready in under 30 minutes to impressive weekend feasts. Each recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions, and full calorie counts per serving.

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✨ Newstarter

Mantu

Delicate Afghan steamed dumplings filled with spiced minced lamb and onion, served on a bed of garlicky yogurt and tomato sauce — a celebration dish of exquisite flavour.

⏱ 100 min🔥 480 kcalHard

★4.8(394)

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✨ Newsnack

Bolani — Afghan Stuffed Flatbread

Thin flatbread filled with spiced potato, leek or pumpkin, pan-fried in oil until golden and crispy — Afghanistan's most beloved street food and celebration bread.

⏱ 50 min🔥 380 kcalEasy

★4.8(1,987)

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✨ Newdinner

Korma Sabzi — Afghan Spinach and Lamb

A fragrant Afghan lamb stew cooked down with spinach, leeks, coriander and dried fenugreek leaves until deeply green and intensely flavoured.

⏱ 110 min🔥 480 kcalEasy

★4.8(1,432)

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✨ Newdinner

Ashak — Afghan Leek Dumplings

Delicate Afghan dumplings filled with spiced leek and spring onion, served on a bed of yoghurt and topped with a rich lamb and tomato sauce and dried mint.

⏱ 105 min🔥 560 kcalMedium

★4.9(1,654)

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Mantu

Afghanistan's celebrated steamed dumplings — delicate pasta parcels filled with spiced minced beef and onion, served on a bed of yogurt and topped with a rich tomato-chickpea sauce.

⏱ 120 min🔥 520 kcalHard

★4.9(780)

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