Take a Trip to Afghanistan With a Recipe for Kaddo Bourani

This healthy dish fits perfectly in a Dutch AVG (Potato-Meat-Vegetable) diet. If you really want to do it right, you make it an Afghan King Deal, it comes with Qabuli Palow (recipe) , the national pride of Afghanistan is a kind of pilaf with many bells and whistles such as pistachio and raisin. Add a Lamb Korma (recipe) and you are assured of a golden triangle. This way you get to know Afghanistan in a different way than you are used to.

Shopping list, for 4 people

• 800 grams butternut squash, diced
• oil

For the tomato sauce:

• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 200 ml water
• salt and pepper
• 100 g sugar
• 400 ml tomato sauce (e.g. passata)
• 2 cm ginger, finely chopped
• 1 tsp coriander seeds, 1/4 tsp black pepper grains (finely chopped in the mortar)

For the yogurt sauce

• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• salt
• 200 ml Greek yogurt
• 2 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves

Gift Bourani – Recipe

1. Heat oil in a wok / large frying pan. Bake the pumpkin cubes for about 6 minutes, until they are light brown
2. Mix all the ingredients for the tomato sauce and add to the pumpkin
3. Put a lid on the pan and bake on low heat for 20-25 minutes until the tomato sauce has slightly reduced is.
4. Mix the ingredients for the yogurt sauce
5. Season everything with salt and pepper and serve!