Stuffed Flatbread

Bolani are moreish hand-rolled flatbreads, stuffed with various fillings, then pan-fried golden brown and crisp.

Like the hand-formed dumpling dishes of mantu and ashak, bolani are typically made with family and friends, and eaten straight off the tawah, a traditional flat iron frying pan, as they cook, while more are made hot and fresh, until everyone has had their fill. Bolani are eaten by tearing off strips and dipping them into a relish, such as chutney morcheh sorkh, plain thic