Kabul Afghan Cuisine - Sunnyvale

Appetizers

• Aushak

  spring onion-filled dumplings topped with yogurt and meat sauce, sprinkled with mint.

• Mantu

  dumplings filled with ground lamb and chickpeas.

• Sambosa-e-goushti

  fried pastries filled with ground lamb and chickpeas.

• Bulanee

  turnover filled with spring onion and spices.

• Bulanee Katchalu

  turnover stuffed with ground lamb, mashed potatoes, and spices.

• Pakawra-e-badenjan

  batter dipped slices of eggplant topped with yogurt and meat sauce.

• Pakawra-e-katchalu

  batter dipped slices of potatoes topped with yogurt and meat sauce.

Soup

• Aush

  noodles, vegetables, and yogurt soup topped with meat sauce, sprinkled with dill.

Entrees

all entrees are served with salad and afghan bread; challaw: white rice, pallaw: seasoned rice.

• Kabab-e-teka

  cubes of beef marinated, charbroiled on skewer, served with pallaw.

• Kabab-e-gousfand

  cubes of lamb marinated, charbroiled on skewer, served with pallaw.

• Kabab-e-murgh

  chunks of breast of chicken marinated, charbroiled on skewer, served with pallaw.

• Kabab-e-mahe

  marinated salmon, charbroiled on skewer, served with pallaw.

• Kabab-e-shrimp

  marinated jumbo prawns, charbroiled on skewer, served with pallaw.

• Sea-food Combo

  skewer of marinated salmon, and skewer of marinated prawns, charbroiled, served with pallaw.

• Kabab-e-kofta

  marinated ground beef, charbroiled on skewer, served with pallaw.

• Kabuls Combination Kabab

  best of both worlds; skewer of lamb or beef kabab, and skewer of chicken kabab served with pallaw.

• Kabab-e-chopandaz

  marinated veal loin chop, charbroiled on skewer, served with pallaw.

• Kabab-e-chupan

  marinated lamb loin chops, charbroiled on skewer, served with pallaw.

• Kabab-e-qaburgha

  marinated rack of lamb, charbroiled on skewer, served with pallaw.

• Karaie

  tender chunks of lamb or chicken sauteed with onions, green pepper, carrots, and mushrooms, served with pallow.

• Qabili Pallaw

  delicately seasoned lamb under a mound of pallaw, topped with carrot stripes and raisins.

• Aushak

  spring onion filled dumplings topped with yogurt and meat sauce, sprinkled with mint.

• Mantu

  dumplings filled with ground lamb, chopped onions and spices, topped with yogurt and vegetable.

• Chefs Platter

  a platter of chef's favorite appetizers; aushak, sambosa and pakawra-e-badenjan (see appetizers)

• Lawang

  breast of chicken cooked with mushrooms, onion, sour cream, garlic and spices, served with challaw.

• Mater Challaw

  chunks of lamb cooked with sweet green peas, onion, tomatoes and spices, served with challaw.

• Sabsi Challaw

  chunks of lamb cooked with fresh spinach, onion and garlic, served with challaw.

• Gulpi Challaw

  tender chunks of beef and cauliflower cooked with tomatoes, onion, garlic and spices, served with challaw.

• Korma Challaw

  tender chunks of beef cooked with green pepper, tomatoes, onion, garlic and spices, served with challaw.

• Badenjan Challaw

  chunks of beef and eggplant cooked with tomatoes, onion and garlic, served with challaw.

Vegetarian Entrees

• Challaw Kadu

  sauteed pumpkin topped with yogurt, served with challaw.

• Challaw Gulpi

  stew of cauliflower cooked with tomatoes, onion, garlic and spices, served with challaw.

• Challaw Sabsi

  spinach sauteed with onion, garlic and spices, served with challaw.

• Challaw Badenjan

  eggplant stewed with onion, tomatoes and spices, topped with yogurt, served with challaw.

• Vegeterian Platter

  combination of sabsi, kadu, and gulpi, served with challaw.

Side Dishes

• Sabsi

  sauteed spinach cooked with garlic, onion and spices.

• Kadu

  sauteed pumpkin topped with yogurt and meat sauce.

• Gulpi

  stew of cauliflower cooked with garlic, tomatoes and onion.

• Buranee Badenjan

  sauteed eggplant topped with yogurt and meat sauce.

• Charbroiled Veggies

  bell pepper, onion, and cherry tomatoes, charbroiled on a skewer.

• Naantar

  yogurt with chopped cucumbers, cilantro, and dried mint.

Beverages

• Afghan Tea

  black tea spiced with cardamom.

• Coffee/iced Tea

• Sodas

  coke, sprite, diet coke, lemonade, orange soda.

• Juices / Mineral Waters

  apple, orange, cranberry, calistoga, pellegrino.

• Dough

  refreshing yogurt drink with chopped cucumbers, a touch of salt, and dried mint.

Desserts

• Baklava

  paper-thin layers of syrup-soaked pastry filled with walnuts.

• Firnee

  cardamom, rosewater flavored milk pudding topped with pishachios.

• Afghani Ice Cream

  cardamom, rosewater flavored ice cream topped with pistachios.

• Goush E Feel

  fried pastry in the shape of elephant's ear, dusted with cardamom, sugar and pistachios.

Alcoholic Beverages

• Wine

• Beers

  heineken, becks dark, sierra nevada, amstel light, stella, o’doul’s (non-alcoholic)

• House Wine

  glass, half carafe, full carafe.

• Dessert Wine

  dobonnet rouge, dry sack, cream cherry, port.