DISH RESEARCH · Bread
Bolani
Afghan folded flatbread with a spiced potato-and-onion filling and plain yogurt.
About Bolani
Durkhanai Ayubi’s bolani from Parwana are Afghan stuffed flatbreads shared hot from the tawah. This profile selects the cookbook’s kachaloo potato filling and plain thick yogurt accompaniment.
Potato and brown onion form the savoury filling, with coriander seed, garlic powder, chilli and black pepper providing seasoning. Plain yogurt offers a cool, tangy contrast to the rich fried bread.
The breads are folded into sealed semicircles, with a golden, crisp surface around the soft filling. Ayubi describes them as food for tearing into strips and dipping at the table.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bolani
Durkhanai Ayubi’s kachaloo potato bolani with yogurt.
- Plain wheat flourBase
- Dried yeastBinder
- WaterLiquid
- Sunflower oilCooking medium
- SaltSeasoning
- PotatoesFilling
- Brown onionFilling
- Crushed coriander seedsSeasoning
- Garlic powderSeasoning
- Chilli powderSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning
- Plain thick yogurtAccompaniment · Selected serving
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Plain wheat flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Metric plain flour and U.S. all-purpose flour are the same source component
- Dried yeast: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Dough, potato boiling and filling water all explicitly stated
- Sunflower oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Metric option selected; dough, bowl and frying oil
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Dough and potato-filling method additions
- Potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Brown onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader onion record; brown form retained
- Crushed coriander seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chilli powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact spice-product formula unspecified
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Potato-filling method addition
- Plain thick yogurt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Plain yogurt selected from source dipping alternatives
Origins & food traditions
Afghan kachaloo bolani option in Durkhanai Ayubi’s Parwana cookbook.
Countries
- Afghanistan
- AfghanistanCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Afghan Cuisine
- Afghan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.