Afghan Bolani/Samosa Recipe - Snapchat Version

You've probably heard "empanada" or "samosa/sambusa". This is somewhat the same thing. It's called Bolani and is a favoured, common dish in Afghanistan and you can also buy them on the streets. 

It has a crisp exterior and is filled with spicy vegetable stuffing. It can be deep-fried or fried with less oil on a pan (which I've done). If oyu want a healthier version you can also bake them in the oven.

The filling is usually potatoes or leek - I made bolanis with the potato filling.

This is a snap-chat version recipe and I had lots of fun making it :D The challenge was that I couldn't write as mush as I wanted to each picture; only one line. Oh, and I wrote "saute onions" instead of "fry onions". Sorry about that.

Ingredients:

For the dough
25 grams yeast
1 cup warm water
½ cup oil

400 grams of flour

Enough water to knead the dough
salt

oil for frying

For the filling

10 potatoes
2 onions
Salt, pepper
Optional: paprika, turmeric-powder, oregano and chilli-powder
You can also fry 4 finely chopped garlic together with the onions.

Instructions:

When you make the dough start with adding the yeast to the water and mix well until it's completely dissolved. Then add the rest of the ingredients.

  
          

  

  

I like to fry them on lots of oil and not just two tablespoons or something. They turn out crispier the more oil you use. Just remember: dont place the bolani on the pan before you have heated the oil.