Ariana Fine Afghan Cuisine

Natural artesian water.

Steamed scallion-filled dumplings, topped with spicy yogurt and meat sauce and sprinkled with mint.

Fried pastry stuffed with chick peas, potatoes and spices. Served with Afghan sauce.

Fried pastry stuffed with chick peas, ground beef and spices. Served with Afghan sauce.

Turnover stuffed with potatoes, onion and spices. Served with yogurt.

Turnover stuffed with scallion, herbs and spices. Served with yogurt.

Selection of three appetizers, served with salad.

Noodle and vegetable soup, topped with yogurt.

Noodle and vegetable soup, topped with yogurt.

Yellow lentils cooked with onions and selected Afghan spices.

Yellow lentils cooked with onions and selected Afghan spices.

Delicate chunks of lamb marinated in spices and broiled with vegetables on skewers. Served with brown basmati rice.

Mildly marinated in spices and broiled over charcoal. Served with brown basmati rice.

Saturated with spices, chunks of white meat chicken broiled with vegetables on skewers. Served with brown basmati rice.

Ground beef marinated in freshly grated spices, broiled over charcoal. Served with brown basmati rice.

A combination of two skewers of lamb, chicken, and beef. Served with brown basmati rice.

Marinated fish in freshly grated spices, broiled over charcoal. Served with white or brown basmati rice.

Delicately seasoned chunks of lamb or chicken under a mound of brown basmati rice, topped with almonds, pistachios, carrots and raisins.

Delicately seasoned chunks of lamb or chicken under saffron basmati rice, topped with almonds, pistachios and orange strips soaked in rosewater.

Delicately seasoned boneless chunks of lamb cooked with onion, tomatoes, garlic and special Afghan spices. Served with white basmati rice.

Delicately seasoned boneless chunks of chicken cooked with onion, tomatoes, garlic and special Afghan spices. Served with white basmati rice.

Chunks of lamb or chicken and eggplant, cooked with tomatoes, onion, garlic and spices. Served with white basmati rice.

Chunks of lamb or chicken and red lentils cooked with tomatoes, onion, garlic and spices. Served with white basmati rice.

Chopped spinach cooked in fresh tomatoes, onion, black eye peas and special seasonings. Topped with chunks of lamb or chicken and served with white basmati rice.

Cauliflower and pieces of lamb or chicken cooked with onion, tomatoes, green peppers and spices. Served with white basmati rice.

Afghan-style ravioli filled with scallion and spices and topped with yogurt, meat sauce and sprinkled with mint.

Chopped spinach cooked in fresh tomatoes, onion, black eye peas, sun-dried lemon, garlic and spices. Served with white basmati rice.

Sauteed eggplant topped with yogurt. Served with white basmati rice.

Split mung peas cooked with tomatoes, onion, garlic and spices. Served with white basmati rice.

Sauteed pumpkin pieces topped with yogurt. Served with white basmati rice.

Cauliflower cooked with fresh tomatoes, onion, green peppers, herbs and spices. Served with white basmati rice.

Delicately seasoned chunks of eggplant cooked with tomatoes under a heap of brown rice garnished with almonds, pistachios, carrot strips and raisins.

Sauteed pumpkin pieces topped with yogurt and meat sauce.

Sauteed eggplant pieces topped with yogurt and meat sauce.

Sauteed cauliflower cooked with onion, tomatoes and garlic.

Red lentils cooked with onion, tomatoes, garlic and Afghan spices.

Pureed spinach cooked with onion and spices and topped with Afghan sauce.

Homemade.

Afghan pudding with ground pistachios, almonds and rosewater.

Homemade thin layers of pastry shells with syrup and walnuts.

Special Afghan-style ice cream.