# AFGHAN PASTA

A comforting Afghan Pasta dish, made with seasoned ground beef, a rich tomato sauce, and a creamy yogurt topping, served over pasta shells.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Sauté chopped onion in oil.
2. Add 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).
3. Brown the beef well for a few minutes.
4. Add water, close the lid, and let it cook through.
5. Once the water reduces, add tomato paste and sear it well.
6. Add tomato sauce and leave it on a low simmer for a few minutes until extra saucy.
7. Cook and drain the pasta.
8. Place the cooked pasta back in the pot and add a few spoonfuls of meat sauce to coat it.
9. Sauté green onions in a drizzle of oil.
10. Make the yogurt sauce by mixing plain yogurt, salt, dried mint, and optional minced garlic.
11. To plate, spread yogurt at the bottom of your dish.
12. Top with the meat-coated pasta.
13. Add a little more yogurt.
14. Add sautéed green onions.
15. Add more meat sauce.
16. Add fresh cilantro.
17. Add more dried mint as a final layer.

## Equipment

- pan
- pot
- plate
- serving dish
- spoon

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDpX692v83l/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/127e6f7f-49d3-412f-b56c-1b00ce7d14e6
- Extracted: 2025-11-14

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