Q&A: What is a recipe for an Afghan food with bold flavors, such as garlic, lemon, etc.?

Question by colada15: What is a recipe for an Afghan food with bold flavors, such as garlic, lemon, etc.?
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any links for any afghan recipes would be good too :)


Best answer:

Answer by Deanerus Maximus
I ran across this recipe for Afghani-style chicken (Mourgh) in a Bon Appetit magazine many years ago. It's really easy, and makes a very moist, tangy, and flavorful dish:

Afghani Chicken breasts

3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (depends on the size)
16 ounces of plain yogurt
juice of 1 lemon
2-3 cloves of fresh garlic, crushed or minced fine
2 teaspoons ground cumin
Pinch of salt or to taste
2-3 drops red food coloring (optional)

Rinse the chicken breasts with cold water and set aside.

Mix the yogurt with the other ingredients, including the red food coloring (if using).

Pour the yogurt mix into a flat dish or a plastic "ziploc" bag and add the chicken breasts, making sure they are well-coated.

Allow the chicken to marinate overnight in the fridge, turning the breasts occasionally to ensure even marinating.

Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade, shaking off the excess. Grill or bake the chicken as you normally would (I prefer it grilled). The finished dish should have a nice rich yellow-brown color, esp if you added the food coloring to the yogurt (go easy - just a couple of drops!)


The other dish I'd recommend is Aush, which is a slammin' good Afghani soup made with ground beef, noodles, tomatoes, beans, spinach, and topped with a minty yogurt sauce. I've only eaten it, not made it, but here's a link to a recipe:

Here's a recipe I found online

http://www.1gfood.com/recipes/6129.htm


Best of luck!

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