The Helmand

Afghan ravioli filled with leeks and scallions, served on yogurt-mint topped with ground beef sauce. Vegetarian Aushak also available.

Brick oven baked twin pastry shells, one filled with leeks and scallions the other filled with spiced potatoes. garnished with yogurt and mint.

Pan fried baked baby pumpkin seasoned w/sugar & served on yogurt and garlic sauce, Topped with ground beef sauce.

Homemade pastry shells filled with onions and beef. served on yogurt and topped with carrots, yellow split peas and beef sauce.

Pan-fried eggplant seasoned with spices, then baked with fresh tomatoes, served on yogurt garlic mint sauce.

Afghan ravioli filled with leeks and scallions, served on yogurt, garlic and mint sauce topped with yellow split peas and carrot sauce.

Pan-fried then baked baby pumpkin seasoned with sugar and served on yogurt garlic sauce.

Homemade noodle soup served with beef sauce and mint yogurt.

Lamb, mung beans, chick peas, black-eyed peas and yogurt soup.

Homemade noodles and fresh vegetable soup with yogurt and mint.

Potatoes and chick peas on a bed of mixed greens served with cilantro vinaigrette dressing.

Mixed green salad served with balsamic vinaigrette or pomegranate dressing.

Pallow rice baked with chunks of lamb tenderloin, raisins and glazed julienne of carrots.

Seasoned tenderloin of lamb cooked with onions, sautéed with yellow split-peas and tossed with onions lightly marinated in vinegar. Served with pallow rice.

Half Rack of Lamb marinated, grilled and served on a bed of Afghan bread with sauteed eggplant and pallow rice.

Leg of Lamb sauteed with onion, tomatoes, garlic, mushrooms, fresh cilantro, yogurt and spices served with sauteed spinach and challow rice.

Char-broiled Leg of Lamb marinated in puree of onion, sun-dried baby grapes and garlic, served with sauteed eggplant and pallow rice.

Leg of Lamb sauteed with onions, tomatoes, garlic, green beans, potatoes and spices served with lentils and challow rice.

Spinach sautéed with chunks of lamb and Afghan seasonings. Served with challow rice.

Homemade pastry shell filled with onions and beef. Served on yogurt and topped with carrots, yellow split peas and beef sauce.

Afghan ravioli filled with leeks. Served on yogurt and topped with ground beef and mint.

Choice tenderloin of beef marinated, grilled with a puree of grilled tomatoes, hot peppers, onions and cumin seeds served with lentils, mung beans and spinached rice.

Prime Rib of Beef; marinated in puree of onion, sun-dried baby grapes and garlic, then grilled and served with sauteed lentils and pallow rice.

Beef meatballs with Afghan seasonings sauteed with sun-dried tomato, hot peppers and green peas in a fresh tomato sauce, served with challow rice.

Ground beef with coriander flat kababs. Cucumber and tomato salad with Balsamic dressing and fried battered potatoes.

Char-broiled marinated chicken breast, served with sauteed spinach and pallow rice.

Chicken breast sauteed with spices and yellow split-peas, then sauteed with yogurt, cilantro and curry, served with challow rice.

Fresh boneless breast of chicken, marinated then grilled, served on mixed green salad with grilled vegetables and vinaigrette dressing.

A platter of baked pumpkin, pan-fried eggplant, sauteed spinach and okra sauteed in fresh tomatoes, served with pallow rice.

Fresh green beans, carrots, cauliflower, turnips and potato sauteed with onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and cilantro served with sauteed spinach and challow rice.

Afghan ravioli, filled with leeks and scallions, served on yogurt, garlic and mint sauce, topped with yellow split-peas and carrot sauce.

Spinach sauteed with Afghan seasonings, served with garlic mushrooms, okra and challow rice.

Pan fried then baked pumpkin and eggplant served with yogurt garlic sauce and challow rice.

Medium rice, mong beans and black-eyed peas, sauteed with onion, tomatoes and fresh garlic, then baked with dill and coriander seeds, served with poblano pepper filled with spinach and cheese, served with tomato and cilantro sauce.

Fresh Sea Bass pan fried, then sauteed with onion, peeled tomatoes, garlic, ginger, sun dried tomato, radishes and potato served with challow rice.

Filet of trout pan fried, served with sauteed eggplant and rice seasoned with dates and walnuts.

Freshly ground lamb, expertly seasoned and marinated overnight, served alongside saffron rice and a fresh Afghan salata tossed in fresh lemon olive oil, each order includes two skewers.

Freshly ground beef, expertly seasoned and marinated overnight, served alongside saffron rice and a fresh Afghan salata tossed in fresh lemon olive oil, each order includes two skewers.

Freshly ground beef, expertly seasoned and marinated overnight, served alongside saffron rice and a fresh Afghan salata tossed in fresh lemon olive oil, each order includes two skewers of beef koufta kabab and one skewer grilled chicken kabab.

Trio of grilled kababs featuring one skewer each of Seekh Kabab, Beef Kofta Kabab, and Chicken Kabab. Served with aromatic pallow rice topped with raisins and carrots along with saffron rice and side of Afghan salata.

Combo meat platter featuring lamb shank with combo pallow rice topped with raisins and carrots and saffron rice. Sourounded by combo of grilled chicken, grilled lamb, grilled beef, rack of lamb, and grilled lamb koufta kabab. Served with fresh Afghan salata tossed in fresh lemon olive oil and grilled vegetables

Eggplant sauteed with onion, tomatoes, pepper, garlic and turmeric.

Spinach sauteed with onions, garlic, salt and black pepper.

Red lentils, sautéed with onions in canola oil with fresh garlic, turmeric and our special spices.

Okra sauteed with onion fresh tomatoes, black pepper and garlic.

Mushrooms sautéed with canola oil with fresh red and green peppers, fresh garlic, ginger and turmeric .

Rice boiled then drained of water, seasoned with canola oil, cardomum, cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin seed and black pepper and then baked.

Rice boiled then drained of water, seasoned with canola oil, cumin seed and then baked.

Layers of homemake thin pastry with walnuts, almonds, pistachios, spiced with cinnamon and cloves, then baked and finished with honey caramel.

Cream pudding topped with fresh kiwi, pineapple, blueberry, and strawberry.

Homemade ice cream served with fresh pineapple, dates, figs, pistachio and cardamom.

Homemade cardamom and pineapple cake served with ice cream with fresh pineapple, dates and figs on pomegranate sauce.

Layers of homemade thin pastry with walnuts, almonds, pistachios, spiced with cinnamon and cloves, then baked and finished with honey caramel. Addnone scoop of homemade ice cream with pistachio and cardamom.

Rice pudding, served with pistachio and cardamom.