Pashtun cuisine

Pashtun cuisine or Afghan cuisine refers to the cuisine of the Pashtun people and is covered under Afghan and South Asian cuisines. It is largely based on meat dishes including mutton, beef, chicken, and fish, as well as rice and some other vegetables. Accompanying these staples are dairy products, various nuts, local vegetables, and fresh and dried fruits. Peshawar, Kabul, Bannu, Quetta, Kandahar and Mardan are centers of Pashtun cuisine.

Afghan Pashtun cuisine

Breakfast items include kachala boiled turnips served with chukni; chickpeas; kidney beans; and liver, often served with naan.

Traditional Pashtun cuisine

Breakfast items include green tea with cardamom, boiled eggs and malai.
At other meals, some of the following may be served:

Other common food items

The following is an incomplete list of food items that Pashtuns eat often.

Afghan burger
Aush
Aushak
Bannu pulao, from the Bannu district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The dish is made with beef, aromatic rice, and a blend of local spices.
Bolani, also called piraki in some parts of Afghanistan
Badenjan
Bhindi
Biryani
Chapli kabab
Chopan kabab
Dodai
Shomleh or shlombeh, also known as triwai in Kabul
Fried fish with kachumar raita and naan
Ghatay rujay or ghatay wrejay
Kabuli palaw
Kaddo borwani
Kichrei
Londei, also known as tarshay
Pakora, also known as pikora
Paratha
Pukhtay or pekhteh
Penda or sohbat, a traditional dish consisting of pieces of posthi dipped in meat soup, typically served with raita and salad. This dish shares similarities with the Arabic dish tharid and is commonly consumed in the southern Pakhtunkhwa districts of Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Karak, and Dera Ismail Khan.
Piye wresha or pai halwa is a sweet dessert made by simmering milk, sugar, ghee, and sometimes nuts; it is often served during festivals.
Naray ghwakha
Seekh kabab
Shinwari tikka
Shorwa
Talbaar or maidan, plain rice with desi ghee and yogurt placed atop its center. It is consumed in FATA, notably in Waziristan and in regions like Paktika, Khost, and Bannu and Hangu.
Mantu
Masteh
Rosh

Traditional breakfast items

Pashtuns in their traditional territory drink green or black tea with breakfast. Some drink masala chai, especially the Pakistani Pashtuns. Sheer chai, a type of tea that is mixed with milk and sugar, is also consumed. Other breakfast foods can include Afghan naan, paratha, eggs, butterfat, milk creams, cheeses, etc. Pastries, cakes and cookies are consumed with either tea or warm milk. Those in cities buy and eat whatever breakfast items are sold in grocery stores, which may include porridge, oatmeal, cereal, pancakes, sausages, and fruit juices, among others.