What is Bolani?
Bolani is unleavened Afghan Flatbread, usually filled with one of the different fillings. It can also be cooked straight, without filling. Bolani is a popular meal for buying from street sellers and cafes in Afghanistan.
The basic dough for Bolani contains only white or wheat flour, water, salt and olive oil. Eggs can be added to create an insert. The dough folders are mixed together and kneel for a few minutes. The dough of the ball is then left to rest for a while, so it will be easier to work when creating individual breads.
Plain Bolani without filling is formed by dining the dough into pieces of tennis ball and by stretching or rolling each piece into a thin leaf. The dough sheet is pleated as a fan and the resulting belt rolls into a small circle. As soon as the dough balls rested for several minutes, each ball pushes into a flat circle. Flat breads are boiled in a pan with small oil for medium -like heat until both sides are brown and fresh.
Bolani may have a variety of fillings, but some of the more popular fillings include potatoes, lentils, spinach and pumpkin or walnut squash. Potatoes with mash can be flavored with coriander, leek or leeks and salt and pepper for potato filling. The readable filling can be made of red or green lens and is often spicy with curry tastes such as turmeric, garlic, ginger and cumin. The spinach filling is usually flavored with onion and garlic and can be mixed with yoghurt. Pumpkin or walnut squash fillings are often sweet and salty and include ingredients such as garlic, coriander and tomato sauce.
Filled bolanis is formed by rolling the dough ball into a flat round disk, similar to the tortilla. The filling extends over one half of the disk and leaves space on the edges to seal the turnover. The second half of the disk Jeolded above the filling and the dough is clamped together to seal the filling. These breads similar to turnover are cooked in almost the same way as the customBolanis, heating the oil in a pan at medium -high temperature and cooking every Bolani on both sides until brown and fresh.
Bolanis is usually consumed as an appetizer, side dish or refreshments. They are popular at parties with holidays and special occasions such as birthdays. Typical escorts for Bolani include strong ordinary yogurt and chutney.