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Afghan Aushak

Name: Afghan Aushak
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Afghan
Ingredients: 1 pack square dumpling wrappers; For filling: 4 leeks finely chopped, 2 spring onions, 1 garlic, salt; For beef sauce: 300g beef mince, 1 onion, 1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 can tomatoes, cumin, coriander; Yoghurt sauce as for mantu; Dried mint

Leek-stuffed dumplings under garlic yoghurt and a spiced beef sauce — Afghanistan's most elegant comfort food.

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1 hrPrep

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30 minCook

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4Serves

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Ingredients

1 pack square dumpling wrappers
For filling: 4 leeks finely chopped, 2 spring onions, 1 garlic, salt
For beef sauce: 300g beef mince, 1 onion, 1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 can tomatoes, cumin, coriander
Yoghurt sauce as for mantu
Dried mint

Instructions

Sweat leeks until soft; cool.
Place a spoon on each wrapper; pinch into half-moons.
Boil in salted water 3 minutes; lift out gently.
Brown beef with onion; add spices, tomato paste and tomatoes; simmer 15 minutes.
Plate: yoghurt, aushak, beef sauce, dried mint.

Tara’s tips

Cool leeks before filling.
Don't overcrowd the boiling water.

Serving suggestions

Eat warm; assemble at table.

Storage & reheating

Components keep 3 days.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.