Afghan Buffet

Appetizers

Display Stations

• Fresh Pita Bread & Crackers with Hummus
  
   
• Vegetable Crudite with Cheese Cubes
  (Fresh vegetables and dip)
  
   
• Mantu
  (2 pieces per person)
  
   
• Aushak
  (2 pieces per person)
  
   
• Chicken, Beef or Vegetable Samosa
  (1 lg. piece per person)

Passed Appetizers

• Mini Chicken, Beef or Vegetable Samosa
  
   
• Chicken Kabob
  
   
• Batter Fried Vegetables
  
   
• Spanakopita
  Spinach and feta cheese stuffed pastry
  
   
• Grilled Shrimp
  (only available as an a la carte item)

Kabob

• Boneless Chicken Kabob
  
   
• Kabob Dopiaza
  Chunks of Lamb sautéed with onions and yellow split peas
  
   
• Fish Kabob
  (broiled or fried)
  
   
• Shami / Kobeeda Kabob
  (seasoned ground beef or turkey)
  
   
• Beef Kabob
  (boneless chunks of beef)
  
   
• Chicken Kabob with bone

Rice

• Nareeng Palau
  Chicken and shredded orange peel with cardamom and saffron
  
   
• Quabili Palau
  Lamb or Beef cooked with carrot strips, raisins and sliced almonds mixed with brown rice
  
   
• Zamarot Palau
  Lamb or Beef cooked with stir fried spinach, cilantro and green onions mixed with brown rice
  
   
• Shole Gushti
  Lamb or Beef, a variety of beans and spices, cooked with soft, moist rice.
  
   
• Qorma Chalau
  Chicken seasoned with saffron, mixed with white rice, topped with dried plums and yellow split peas
  
   
• Chalau
  
   
• White Basmati Rice

Qorma/Sides

• Qorma Sabzee
  Spinach, stir fried with cilantro and green onions, then braised with meat
  
   
• Qorma Kofteh
  Seasoned meatballs in a tomato and onion sauce
  
   
• Qorma Chicken with Magno
  Chunks of chicken and mango, cooked in a turmeric, garlic sauce
  
   
• Qorma Chicken with Mushroom
  Chicken, mushrooms and cilantro cooked with sour cream and yogurt
  
   
• Borani Badinjan
  Deep fried eggplant in a zesty vegetable sauce topped with a yogurt mint sauce

Dessert

• Fernee
  Milk pudding with sliced almonds, pistachios and a touch of rosewater
  
   
• Magut
  Cornstarch saffron gelatin topped with almond and pistachio pieces
  
   
• Sheer Berenge
  Rice pudding topped with almonds, pistachios and a touch of cinnamon
  
   
• Sheet Cake
  Chocolate cake with chocolate icing or yellow cake with white icing
  
   
• Jelebi
  Delicate deep friend batter soaked in a sweet syrup
  
   
• Baklava
  Layers of phyllo pastry, nuts and honey syrup
  ** additional $1.50 per person **

Menu I (per person)

Choice of:

• (2) Kabob
• (3) Rice Selections
• (3) Qorma Selections
• (1) Dessert Selection

Menu II (per person)

Choice of:

• (2) Kabob
• (4) Rice Selections
• (4) Qorma Selections
• (1) Dessert Selection

Menu III (per person)

Qow (Carved Lamb)

Choice of:

• (2) Kabob
• (4) Rice Selections
• (4) Qorma Selections
• (2) Dessert Selections

Menu IV (per person)

Choice of:

• (2) Appetizers
• (2) Kabob
• (2) Rice Selections
• (2) Qorma Selections
• (1) Dessert Selections

Menu V (per person)

Choice of:

• (2) Appetizers
• (2) Kabob
• (3) Rice Selections
• (3) Qorma Selections
• (1) Dessert Selections

Menu VI (per person)

Qow (Carved Lamb)

Choice of:

• (2) Appetizers
• (2) Kabob
• (3) Rice Selections
• (3) Qorma Selections
• (2) Dessert Selections