Borani is a salad dish from Iranian cuisine. It is also found in Turkish cuisine where it is associated with certain provinces like Isparta, Urfa and Van. Some versions are made with spinach and yogurt, while the Ancient Persian borani was made with eggplant, and a regional version from Urfa is made with lamb and vegetarian meatballs. Borani is also popular in the Caucasus and Afghanistan.

Examples
Borani banjan
Persian and Afghan eggplant salad
Characteristic of: Afghan cuisine Azerbaijani cuisine Caucasian cuisine Iranian cuisine Israeli cuisine Mizrahi Jewish cuisine Turkish cuisine
Categories: Dish Salad
Subcategories: Borani banjanfa
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Wikidata ID: Q893318
Wikipedia title: Borani
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Wikipedia article: Borani

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