Helmand Palace Afghanistan Cuisine
Appetizers
Mantwo
Homemade pastry shell filled with onions and beef served with mint yogurt and topped with carrots, yellow split peas, and beef sauce.
$8.99Samosa
Vegetarian. Pan-fried twin pastry shells, one filled with leeks and scallions, the other with spiced potatoes.
$8.99Banjan
Vegetarian. Pan-fried eggplant seasoned with spices, then baked with fresh tomatoes, served with mint yogurt.
$8.99Vegetarian Apperizers
Vegetarian Aushak
Ravioli filled with leeks and scallions topped with carrots yellow split-peas served with mint yogurt.
$8.99Vegetarian Mantwo
Homemade pastry shell filled with onions topped with carrots yellow split-peas served with mint yogurt.
$8.99Samosa
Vegetarian. Pan-fried twin pastry shells, one filled with leeks and scallions, the other with spiced potatoes.
$8.99Soup
Salad
Entrées
Chowpan
Half rack of grilled lamb served on a bed of afghan bread with sautéed eggplant and pallow rice.
$27.99Mixed Grill
Lamb kabob, beef kabob, koufta kabob, and chicken kabob served with grilled vegetables, laghatac, and your choice of salad or rice.
$34.99Seek Kabab
Charbroiled leg-of-lamb marinated in a puree of garlic, onions, and sumac. Served with sautéed eggplant and pallow rice.
$20.99Kofta Kabab
Ground beef mixed with green onions, fresh cilantro, garlic, hot peppers, and sautéed eggplant. Served with challow rice.
$17.99Theeka Kabab
Prime rib marinated in a puree of onion, sumac, and garlic, then grilled and served with sautéed lentils and pallow rice.
$22.99Mantwo
Homemade pastry shell filled with onions and beef served with mint yogurt and topped with carrots, yellow split peas, and beef sauce.
$16.99Deygee Kabab
Sautéed leg-of-lamb with yellow split-peas, onions, and red bell peppers served with sweet pumpkin and spinach rice.
$19.99Sabzi Chalow
Sautéed spinach with chunks of lamb and afghan seasonings. Served with challow rice.
$17.99Kourma Chalow
Lamb sautéed with afghan seasonings and a variety of vegetables. Served with challow rice.
$18.99Koufta Challow
Beef meatballs with afghan seasoning sautéed with sun-dried tomatoes, hot peppers, and green peas in a fresh tomato sauce. Served with challow rice.
$16.99Mourgh Challow
Chicken breast sautéed with spices and yellow split-peas. Served with yogurt and challow rice.
$17.99Mourgh Salata
Grilled chicken breast served on a mixed green salad with grilled vegetables and a vinaigrette dressing.
$16.99Qourmay Ma-He
Fresh fish of the day, briefly pan-fried, then sautéed with fresh ginger, garlic, red potatoes, sun-dried and whole tomatoes. Served with challow rice.
$21.99Lawand
Choice of leg-of-lamb or shrimp sautéed with onions, tomatoes, garlic, fresh cilantro, and hot peppers. Served with challow rice and spinach.
$20.99Vegetarian Entrées
Special Vegetarian Entrée
A platter of baked pumpkin, pan-fried eggplant with yogurt sauce, and sautéed okra with fresh tomatoes. Served with pallow rice.
$18.99Vegetarian Kourma Challow
Sautéed green beans, carrots, cauliflower, turnips, and potatoes. Served with spinach and challow rice.
$18.99Kaddo & Banjan Challow
Baked baby pumpkin and eggplant with mint yogurt, and fresh tomato sauce. Served with challow rice.
$13.99Vegetarian Aushak
Afghan ravioli, filled with leeks and scallions. Served with a yellow split-pea and carrot sauce and mint yogurt.
$16.99Vegetarian Sabzi Challow
Spinach sautéed with afghan seasoning. Served with okra and challow rice.
$17.99Vegetarian Mantwo
Homemade pastry shell filled with onions topped with carrots yellow split-peas served with mint yogurt.
$16.99Side Dishes
Hummus
Vegetarian. A delightful dip of chickpeas mixed with garlic, lemon juice, roasted sesame paste, olive oil.
$8.99