This is a traditional Afghan appetizer, great for parties, a very simple dish that if you ask 100 Afghan chefs you’ll get 100 slightly different recipes. This is the one my family always made, and paired it with my yogurt sauce(check my other recipes) for dipping.
Haven’t tried it yet. I found it on the net and it looked interesting, especially that I like the yogurt & mint mixture.
This recipe comes from Helen Saberi’s book – The Afghan Food & Cookery. Pilaf or pilau is a classic Afghan dish. The use of yogurt is also classic and it makes a delicious sauce. Ground red pepper is commonly found in North African & some Asian dishes, if you cannot find it use hot paprika or a mix of regular paprika with a little cayenne added.
I was concocting dip and dressing recipes one day, and I was half watching CNN news at the same time when Osama bin Laden’s face appeared on the TV screen – hence the name. Enjoy it – it’s tasty.
This is my take on the Afghan dish Bouranee Baunjan, and although it is not exactly authentic, it is quite delicious. 🙂 It’s a bit of work to put it together, but is not difficult and is worth it.
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