Name: Afghani Bolani recipe by Runa Ganguly at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour; 2 cups whole wheat flour; salt to taste; 8-10 mili litre oil; water as needed; 1.5 teaspoon active dry yeast; 2 teaspoon sugar; 2 potatoes; 200 grams of green onion; 1.5 teaspoon red chilli flakes; 1.5 teaspoon black pepper powder; 1.5 teaspoon coriander powder; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 inch ginger grated

ABOUT Afghani Bolani RECIPE

Iftaar/Eid celebration calls for meaty recipes. Here’s a vegetarian and a traditional festive recipe to add a change in your menu.With minimum ingredients, this Bolani recipe, nevertheless tastes wonderful

Ingredients Serving: 8

1 cup all purpose flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
salt to taste
8-10 mili litre oil
water as needed
1.5 teaspoon active dry yeast
2 teaspoon sugar
2 potatoes
200 grams of green onion
1.5 teaspoon red chilli flakes
1.5 teaspoon black pepper powder
1.5 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 inch ginger grated

Instructions

place the flours is a large bowl after sieving
add salt to taste, sugar, yeast
knead into a soft dough using warm water as needed, creating enough gluten in the process
rest covered for an hour for the dough to rise
while the dough rests, pressure cook / boil the potatoes until they soften
let cool for a few minutes and then peel the skin
grate the potatoes and place them in a bowl
finely chop the green onions and add to the potatoes followed by salt to taste and the dry spices listed
mix well to combine. add a teaspoon of oil if the mix is too stiff
post the resting period, punch the dough once and knead it for a minute to release air bubbles
divide the dough into lemon sized balls and place them on a flour dusted plate
roll each ball into 2-3 centimetre diameter disc and place a tablespoon of potato mix in the center
fold any 2 side first making it look like a triangle
cover and seal well by folding in the third side
repeat the same process for the remaining dough
heat a tablespoon of oil in a non stick pan and pan fry the bolanis in batches on Low heat till each side shows brown marks
you can enjoy them while warm with your favourite curries, saalans, etc

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