AFGHAN PASTA
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Sauté chopped onion in oil.
- 2Add ground beef, minced garlic, and all the seasonings (ground coriander, ground cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, dried mint, salt, turmeric, black pepper, and optional cayenne pepper or paprika).
- 3Brown the beef well for a few minutes.
- 4Add water, close the lid, and let it cook through.
- 5Once the water reduces, add tomato paste and sear it well.
- 6Add tomato sauce and leave it on a low simmer for a few minutes until extra saucy.
- 7Cook and drain the pasta.
- 8Place the cooked pasta back in the pot and add a few spoonfuls of meat sauce to coat it.
- 9Sauté green onions in a drizzle of oil.
- 10Make the yogurt sauce by mixing plain yogurt, salt, dried mint, and optional minced garlic.
- 11To plate, spread yogurt at the bottom of your dish.
- 12Top with the meat-coated pasta.
- 13Add a little more yogurt.
- 14Add sautéed green onions.
- 15Add more meat sauce.
- 16Add fresh cilantro.
- 17Add more dried mint as a final layer.
Ingredients
- 680 gram ground beef
- 60 ml oil
- 1 small chopped onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried mint
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 0.25 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 120 ml water
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 425 gram tomato sauce
- plain yogurt
- salt
- dried mint
- minced garlic
- sautéed green onions
- chopped cilantro
- dried mint
- pasta
Equipment
panpotplateserving dishspoon
Tips
- For plating, layer yogurt at the bottom, then pasta, more yogurt, sautéed green onions, meat sauce, and finish with fresh cilantro and dried mint.
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