Pasta The Afghan dish of mantu in a steamer before cooking Pasta is called "khameerbob" in Afghanistan and is often in the

shape of dumplin gs. These native dishes are popular. Due to the time-consuming process of creati ng the dough for the dumplings, it is rarely served at large gatherings such as weddings, but for more special occasions at home: Mantu - Dumplings filled with onion & ground beef. Mantu is steamed and usually topped with a tomato-based sauce and a yogurt or qoroot-based sauce. The yogurt -based topping is usually a mixture of yogurt, sour cream, and garlic. The qoroo t-based sauce is made of goat cheese and is also mixed with garlic. Sometimes a qoroot and yogurt mixture will be used. The dish is then topped with dried mint. Ashak - Kabul dish. Dumplings filled with leeks. Boiled and then drained. Ashak is topped with garlic-mint qoroot or a garlic yogurt sauce and a well seasoned ground meat mixture. Each family or village will have its own version of mantu and ashak, which creat es a wide variety of dumplings. Pasta in the form of noodles is also commonly found in aush, a noodle soup serve d in several varieties around the country.