Authentic Afghan
Posted in rugs on 02/14/2007 11:00 pm by admin
Authentic Afghan
I am desperate to find an AUTHENTIC veg. recipe for Kadu Challaw. (afghan style)?
Salam, Hello all,
I am desperate to find a simple, authentic, tasty recipe for vegetarian Kadu Challaw (the afghan version only please). I searched the web and there is nothing good. I found tons of recipes loaded with too many spices, tomato sauce and meat etc. The one I had was PERFECT afghan style- a little sweet, with some butter and mast with mint on top but the restaurant closed down 
I have tried it a few other places but they make it too sweet & it doesnt let the natural flavor of the kadu shine through. If there are any amazing Afghan cooks out there that would be willing to share their recipe for simple kadu I would GREATLY appreciate it!! All the best.
I found many spelling variations of the dish – kaddo, kado, or kadu (the pumpkin), and challow, chalow, chalau or challaw (the rice). If this recipe isn’t what you like, perhaps you can search for it under another spelling.
Try this one for the pumpkin (it doesn’t include preparation instructions for the rice):
2 lb Fresh pumpkin or squash
1/4 c Corn oil
Sweet Tomato Sauce:
1 teaspoon Crushed garlic
1 cup Water
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup Sugar
4 oz Tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon Ginger root, chopped fine
1 teaspoon Freshly ground coriander Seeds
1/4 teaspoon Black pepper
Yogurt Sauce:
1/4 teaspoon Crushed garlic
1/4 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup Plain yogurt
Garnish:
Dry mint leaves, crushed
Peel the pumpkin and cut into 2-3″ cubes; set aside. Heat oil in a large frying pan that has a lid. Fry the pumpkins on all sides for a couple of minutes until lightly browned. Mix together ingredients for Sweet Tomato Sauce in a bowl then add to pumpkin mixture in fry pan. Cover and cook 20-25 minutes over low heat until the pumpkin is cooked and most of the liquid has evaporated. Mix together the ingredients for the yogurt sauce. To serve: Spread half the yogurt sauce on a plate and lay the pumpkin on top. Top with remaining yogurt and any cooking juices left over. Sprinkle with dry mint. May be served with chalow (basmati rice) and naan or pita bread.
Here’s another:
1 medium hard squash or pumpkin (peeled and cut into small pieces)
1 medium onion
1-2 tbsp butter or oil
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp tumeric
1-2 red chilli peppers
1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
1/3 c. sugar
salt and pepper
Accompanying sauce:
1/2 c. plain yoghurt
1 clove garlic
2 tbsp fresh mint
pinch of salt
Make a sauce of plain yoghurt, crushed garlic, fresh mint and salt. Let sit covered in refrigerator.
Cook butter and pureed onions until onions start to brown. Add squash, tomato paste and the rest of the ingredients. Allow to simmer. Add a small amount of water if squash mixture starts to dry out.
Before serving add a few spoonfuls of yoghurt mixture on top of each serving.
Serve with rice.
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