Samira Restaurant

100 W 6th St, Bloomington
(812) 331-3761

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Grilled Eggplant and Carrots
Vegetable and Salmon Plate
Vegetarian or Meat Sambosa
Marinated Grilled Eggplant
Shrimp and Chicken Kebab
Lamb and Chicken Kebab
Gourma Sabzi Biryani
Combination Special
Quabili Pallao
Home-Made Soup

Appetizers

Baba Ganouj
Tangy eggplant spread with garlic, lemon and tahini.
Hummus
Smooth chickpea spread with garlic, lemon and tahini.
Namouna
Sampling of four dishes kadu hacked butternut squash, salizi, steamed spinach, bademjan baked eggplant and shalgham baked turnip.
Vegetarian Sambosa
Layers of pastry with seasoned filling with vegetarian potato, squash and onion. Served with chutney.
Meat Sambosa
Layers of pastry with seasoned filling with meat, ground beef and onion. Served with chutney.
Bolani
Turnover filled with seasoned potato and leek.
Samarok
Mushrooms sauteed with red peppers, green peppers and cilantro in a seasoned onion sauce.
Cucumber Salad
Greek Salad
Grilled Eggplant and Carrots

Entrees
Roasted Salmon
North Atlantic salmon cooked in garlic, basil tomato sauce. Served with basmati white rice and vegetables.
Manto
Steamed dumplings filled with seasoned ground beef and sauteed onions, topped with a tomato, onion sauce and spiced yogurt.
Aushak
Steamed dumplings filled with seasoned leek, topped with homemade yogurt and ground beef and tomato sauce.
Combination Pasta
A combination of manto and aushak. Served with seasoned basmati rice.
Chicken Manto
Steamed dumplings filled with chicken, white leeks. cilantro, topped with a tomato basil sauce and spiced yogurt.
Quabili Pallao
A generous portion seasoned basmati rice with a choice of sauteed lamb or chicken and topped with a tomato onion sauce, carrots and raisins.
Sabzi Pallao
Delicately seasoned spinach served over seasoned basmati rice and your choice of chicken or lamb sauteed in our fresh tomato sauce.
Kurma Tchallao
A around of basmati rice layered with a tomato onion sauce and choice of tender lamb or chicken.
Sabzi Tchallao
Delicately seasoned spinach with tender lamlı over basmati rice.
Samarok Lawang
Sauteed mushrooms, onions, bell peppers with a garlic sauce and a touch of sour cream.

Kebab Entrees
Kebab Combo Special
A combination of a skewer of lamb, chicken or pork, cornish hen. Served with quabili, manto and sambosa.
Lamb Kebab
Marinated lamb on a skewer. Served with seasoned basmati rice and vegetables.
Beef Kebab
Skewer of tenderloin beef marinated and grilled to your preference. Served with seasoned rice and vegetables.
Chicken Kebab
Marinated cuts of chicken breast on skewer. Served with basmati rice and vegetables.
Cornish Hen Kebab
Marinated and broiled rock cornish hen. Served with basmati rice and vegetables.
Salmon Kebab
Marinated and broiled salmon. Served with basmati rice and vegetables.

Kebab Combinations

Lamb and Shrimp Kebab Combo
Lamb and Chicken Kebab Combo
Lamb and Hen Kebab Combo
Chicken and Shrimp Kebab Combo
Chicken and Hen Kebab Combo
Hen and Shrimp Kebab Combo

Salad Entrees
Shrimp Salad
Grilled shrimp over field greens.
Salmon Salad
Grilled salmon over field greens.
Lamb Salad
Grilled lamb over field greens.
Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken over field greens.

Vegetarian Entrees
Vegetarian Manto
Steamed dumplings filled with cabbage, onion, cilantro in homemade vegetable, tomato sauce around seasoned basmati rice and topped with spiced yogurt.
Vegetarian Aushak
Steamed dumplings filled with seasoned leek around seasoned basmati rice and topped with spiced yogurt.
Vegetarian Combination Pasta
A combination of vegetarian manto and vegetarian aushak. Served with seasoned basmati rice.
Samarok Lawang
Sauteed mushrooms, onions, bell peppers with a garlic sauce and a touch of sour cream.
Vegetarian Special
Vegetarian sabzi, bademjan and dal. Served over seasoned basmati rice.
Kadu Pallao
Sliced baked butternut squash topped with a special tomato sauce and spiced yogurt. Served with seasoned basmati rice.
Shalgham Pallao
Delicately seasoned, baked turnip and served with seasoned basmati rice.
Badenjan
Oven baked eggplant and prepared with flavorful spices. Served with seasoned basmati rice.
Vegetarian Sabzi
Spinach seasoned with a delicate blend of spices and served with seasoned basmati rice.
Dal
Yellow lentils cooked in a tangy blend of spices and served with seasoned basmati rice.
Penne Pasta
Penne pasta cooked in a special Alfredo basil sauce.

Sides
Basmati Rice
Seasoned Basmati Rice
Baked Turnip
Baked Eggplant
Baked Butternut Squash
Steamed Spinach

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Recent Reviews

We came in to downtown with a reservation for dinner at Che Bello. After literally being ignored for 20-30 minutes after being seated we walked out and went next door to Samira. We were immediately greeted by the host and seated. Within seconds the server was at our table taking drink orders and answering the numerous questions we had about the food. It was Friday night and relatively busy but the service was excellent and the food was great!!
October 2024
The good was just ok. Nothing really wrong with it, just wasn't as good as I was expecting from as an expensive a place as it was. Waitress had to ask the chef to tell us what a menu item was. Rather pricey.
August 2024
This is the best food I had during my short visit in Bloomington! Ordered "Combination special" with Lamb kebab ($23.95) that comes with quabili (Afghanistan's national dish with core ingredients of steamed rice mixed with caramelized carrots and raisins as well as marinated lamb meat, according to internet), manto (dumplings typically consist of a spiced meat mixture) and sambosa. It also came with a soup or salad; I went with red lentil soup. The bread and grilled...
July 2024

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Samira Restaurant

100 W 6th St, Bloomington, IN 47404
(812) 331-3761