How to make Afghani Bolani with Potatoes and Green Onions

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: mashed potatoes

Sweet potatoes add nutrients and flavor while being similarly versatile.

oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier due to its monounsaturated fats.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Kale offers similar nutrients and is often more affordable.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: green onions

Parsley provides a fresh taste and is typically easier to find.

Make a dough with flour, water, and a little bit of salt.

Cover the dough and let it rest for a while.

Prepare a sauce for the mashed potato by heating 1 tablespoon of oil in a skillet.

Add chopped onions to the skillet and cook until soft, about 2 minutes.

Add chopped tomato and fresh chili to the skillet and mix.

Add 1 teaspoon of coriander powder and salt to the mixture.

Combine this sauce with the mashed potato and mix well.

Add 1 teaspoon of oil, green onions, fresh cilantro, and salt to the mashed potato mixture and mix together.

Roll out the rested dough and place filling inside.

Fold the dough over the filling and seal the edges.

Heat a skillet and add 1 teaspoon of oil.

Cook the bolani in the skillet until golden brown, making sure not to burn your hand when handling.

Serve with yogurt and Afghan chutney.

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