Kabul Afghan Cuisine

135 El Camino Real, San Carlos
(650) 594-2840

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Kabul's Combination Kabab
Sabsi Challaw with Pallaw
Skewer Kabob a La Carte
Mantoo Afghan Dumplings
Pudding with Pistachio
Eggplant with Yogurt
Lamb and Shrimp Kabab
Pumpkin Side Dish
Afghani Bread
Quabili Pallaw

Menu

Side Dishes
Sabsi
Sauteed spinach cooked with garlic, onions, and spices.
Kadu
Sauteed pumpkin topped with yogurt and lamb meat sauce.
Gulpi
Stew of cauliflower cooked with ginger, tomatoes, and onions.
Burenee Badenjan
Sautéed eggplant, topped with yogurt and lamb meat sauce.
Chatnee
Green spicy sauce 3oz
Side of pallaw
Seasoned rice
Challaw
Side of plain rice

House Salad
Salad
Salad dressing
Fresh made yogurt dressing 3oz

Dinner Entrees
Shrimp Kabab
1 skewer of marinated 7 super jumbo shrimp charbroiled on a skewer, served with pallaw.
Kabab-e-Mahee
Marinated pieces of salmon fish, charbroiled on a skewer and served with pallaw.
Kabab-e-Gaw
Tender cubes of beef, marinated in herbs and fine spices, charbroiled on skewer and served with pallaw.
Kabab-e-Murgh
Tender cubes of chicken, marinated in herbs and fine spices, charbroiled on a skewer and served with pallaw.
Kabab-e-Gousfand
Tender cubes of lamb, marinated in herbs and fine spices, charbroiled on a skewer and served with pallaw.
Kabul's Combination Kabab
The best of both worlds: a skewer of lamb kabab and skewer of chicken kabab, served with pallaw. Combination: 2 skewers, choice of either: lamb, chicken, fish, shrimp, or beef all served with pallaw. 1$ extra for shrimp and face
seafood combo
shrimp and salmon fish combined is a seafood combo
Chupan
Lamb loin chop, marinated in herbs and spices, charbroiled on skewers and served with pallaw.
Kubida Kabab
Ground beef kabob on skew served with pallaw.
Kabab-e-Chopandaz
Veal loin chops marinated in herbs and spices, charbroiled on skewers and served with pallaw.
Rack of Lamb
4 pieces rack of lamb marinated in herbs and spices, charbroiled on skewers and served with pallaw.
Quabili Pallaw
Seasoned pieces of slow cooked lamb under a mound of delicately seasoned rice, topped with carrot strips and raisins.
Karayee please specify chicken or lamb
Tender pieces of slow-cooked (chicken or lamb) sauteed with onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, mushrooms and carrots. Served with challaw.
Lawang
Saucy slow-cooked creamy chunks of chicken breast, cooked with mushroom, onion, cilantro and garlic. Served with challaw.
Mater Challaw
Saucy slow cooked chunks of lamb cooked with green peas, onions, and tomatoes. Served with challaw.
Chef Platter
Chef's favorite: combination platter of aushak, sambosa, and bulanee katchalu.
Sabsi Challaw
Slow-cooked chunks of lamb cooked with fresh spinach, onions and garlic. Served with challaw.
Mantoo
Onion and ground lamb filled steamed dumplings, topped with yogurt and served with mixed vegetables.
Aushak
Leek and spring onion-filled steamed dumplings topped with yogurt and lamb meat sauce sprinkled with mint.
Gulpi Challaw
Slow-cooked chunks of beef and cauliflower cooked with onion, tomatoes and ginger. Served with challaw.
Korma Challaw Badenjan
Slow-cooked chunks of beef and eggplant cooked with onions and tomatoes. Served with challaw.
Korma Challaw
Slow-cooked chunks of beef cooked with bell pepper, onion and tomatoes. Served with challaw.
SIDE OF WHITE RICE
Side of challaw
SIDE OF SEASONED RICE
Side of pallaw
Bread naan

Dinner Vegetarian Entrees
Challaw Sabsi
Stew of fresh spinach, cooked with onions and garlic. Served with challaw and bread
Challaw Kadu
Sauteed pumpkin topped with yogurt and served with challaw and bread
Challaw Badenjan
Stew of eggplant cooked with onions, tomatoes and herbs. Topped with yogurt and served with challaw.
Challaw Gulpi
Stew of cauliflower cooked with tomatoes, onions, fresh ginger, and fine spices. Served with challaw and bread
Vegetarian Platter
A combination of the any above 3 items, served with rice and bread

Appetizers
Mantoo Appetizer
Onion and ground lamb filled steamed dumplings, topped with yogurt and served with mixed vegetables.
Aushak Appetizer
Leek and spring onion filled steamed dumplings topped with yogurt and lamb meat sauce, sprinkled with mint.
Sambosa-e-Goushti
Fried pastries filled with ground lamb and chickpeas.
Bulanee Katchalu
Turnover stuffed with ground lamb, potatoes, onions and herbs.
Bulanee
Bread filled with Leeks onions pan friend
Pakawra-e-Badenjan
Slices of batter dipped eggplant with yogurt and lamb meat sauce.
Pakawra-e-Katchalu
Slices of batter dipped potatoes with yogurt and lamb meat sauce.
Mashawa
Lentil soup with lamb meat, kidney beans, chickpeas, yogurt sauce sprinkled with dill.
Aush
Noodle soup with vegetable and yogurt sauce topped with lamb meat sauce sprinkled with dill.

À la cart skewers
À la cart Skewer of fish salmon or shrimp PLEASE SPECIFY
Skewer à la cart of fish salmon or jumbo prawns please specify
À la cart Skewer of beef or lamb or chicken
Please specify what skewer you would like beef or lamb or chicken
À la cart Ground beef kubida
Skewer of ground beef kubida

Dessert
Baklava
Fresh made sliced baklava.
Firnee
Milk cardamom rosewater almond pudding topped with pistachio and cinnamon.
Goushefeel
Fried thin crisp pastry
Sherryah
Rose water cardamom vanilla ice cream Top with pistachios

Sauces on side

RED CHATNEE
Sweet spicy house made sauce
Green chatnee
Spicy green house made sauce
Seasoned yogurt
Garlic seasoned yogurt
Plain yogurt
Plain yogurt
Yogurt dressing
House made yogurt dressing

Drinks

Coke sprite diet
Please specify
Mango doogh
mango yogurt drink
Doogh
Minty salty yogurt drink
Rose lassi
Rose lassi is a fragrant made with yogurt cardamom rose water rose syrup and topped with pistachios and rosepetals

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Recent Reviews

This is my first experience eating Afghani food, and I wasn't sure what to expect. I got a takeout order, but I guess it was up to me to say that I was going to be eating it by myself and I needed some utensils, because they gave me nothing but my food which was kind of a shock when I got back to my hotel room. 😕 Thankfully, the front desk of the hotel knows this kind of thing happens and they had some spares for me.

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May 2025
My family has eaten here occasionally since the late 90s and was last here almost 10 years ago. We came to eat with friends in early October 2024 and were pleasantly surprised to find the consistent quality in the food and the service. The dining room is clean and nicely decorated with Afghan artifacts. We will be happy to come again.
October 2024
Best Afghani food in the bay area! Tablecloths. Nice ambiance. Good variety of dishes on the menu, and they're all delicious. What really sets them apart is the service; they are always personable, attentive and often funny. Highly recommended!
October 2024

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Kabul Afghan Cuisine

135 El Camino Real, San Carlos, CA 94070
(650) 594-2840