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DARK SECRETS: Yearning for afghanistan in one meal - The Real Truth

The flavours of home keep our authors' connections to their identity and allow them to reflect on the tumult in their home country. Left: Chapli kebab and naan. Right: Du pyaza lamb kebab and naan [Courtesy of Parwana]

One of our, all of our, fondest childhood memories is the aroma of homemade naan baking, filling our sparsely furnished diaspora homes with comfort. What we lacked in material possessions paled against the deeper nourishment of healing through food.

Naan-e-Afghani (Afghan bread) is a huge part of our cuisine and sustenance, as plentiful as wheat is in Afghanistan – from the flaky, irresistible naan-e-roghani for breakfast to the round and oblong lavash breads studded with nigella and sesame seeds that accompany most meals.

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