Home-Made Yoghurt

The Afghan diet includes liberal amounts of yoghurt – either spooned onto plates alongside a main meal or whisked together with garlic and salt, and drizzled over savoury dishes to balance out other flavours.

This home-made yoghurt is rich and frothy, and tastes much earthier than shop-bought yoghurts. After the initial batch is made, keep a portion aside to use as the starter culture for your next batch.

Afghans also use yoghurt to make a special type of dairy product calle