Afghan Vegetarian Menu

freshly baked afghan bread is provided

Appetizer

choice of one:
aushak (scallion dumplings)
baunjaun bouranee (eggplant slices layered over mint yogurt)
bouranee kadu (sauteéd fresh butternut squash)
boulanee (scallion turnovers) with yogurt dipping sauce
boulanee kadu (pumpkin turnover) with yogurt dipping sauce
boulanee kachaloo (potato turnover) with yogurt dipping sauce
Homus
saland-e sib (fresh apples simmered with split peas)

Salad

choice of one:
Herb Salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, watercress)
Panir Sabzee (mint, basil, watercress, radishes, feta cheese with yogurt house dressing)
Mosto Khiar (yogurt with chopped cucumbers and mint)
Salad Shirazee (cucumbers, onions, tomatoes and parsley with fresh lemon dressing)

Main Course

choice of one:
Bouranee Baunjaun (eggplant slices layered over mint yogurt)
Quorma Baunjaun (eggplant sauteéd) with side of white basmati rice
Kabuli Palow (browned basmati rice topped with raisins and carrots)
Dal Chalow (pureé of split peas and pomegranate juice) with side of white basmati rice
Lubia Chalow (baked red kidney beans and dried lemons) with side of whit basmati rice
Sabzee Chalow (sauteéd fresh spinach and herbs) with side of white basmati rice
Kadu Chalow (sauteéd fresh butternut squash) with side of white basmati rice
Bamiyah Chalow (sauteéd fresh okra & tomatoes) with with white basmati rice
Sib Chalow (fresh apples simmered with split peas)
Shireen Palow (sweet baked rice with orange peels and saffron)

Dessert

choice of one:
baklava
phirnee (rice-flour pudding with pistachios and rose water)

Beverage

choice of one:
soda
coffee
tea