Lamb Kebab

This is a lamb kebab dish that my mother remembers preparing for family picnics in such places as the valleys beneath the Hindu Kush mountains for the Meleh Golghondi – a festival that honours the fleeting, but striking, week-long bloom of the fuchsia-leaved arghawan trees.

Like the scenery, this dish, with its contrasting colours and textures, is a favourite in Afghan cuisine for its striking presentation, and forms a beautiful centrepiece on any Afghan table.

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