A dish in Afghan, Persian, or South Asian cuisine consisting of vegetables (usually spinach or eggplant) topped with yogurt sauce and often meat.
From Persian/Urdu origin, possibly related to the Borana people of East Africa or more likely from Persian cooking terminology. The word spread through Indian and Afghan cuisines.
Borani appears on menus across three continents with slight variations—it's a perfect example of how Silk Road trade created shared dishes that adapted to local ingredients!
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