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Zeera & Sofra
Qabuli palau on a studio platter with lamb, carrot, and raisin
01 / Qabeli Palau

Qabeli Palau

Celebration rice steamed in lamb broth, finished with caramelized carrot, raisin, and almond, served with generous cuts of lamb.

Afghan kofta in tomato sauce in a studio bowl
02 / Kofta

Kofta

Hand-rolled beef meatballs simmered in a tomato-onion sauce until the fat blooms on the surface.

A mound of steamed chalaw in a studio bowl
03 / White rice

Chalaw

Steamed long-grain white rice, rinsed and cooked so the grains stay separate. The table rice.

Pan-fried Afghan bulani on a studio platter
04 / Bolani

Bulani

Thin Afghan flat pastry stuffed with choice of spring onions or potatoes or mix of both, sealed, and pan-fried until the crust blisters gold.

Afghan mantu dumplings with yogurt and sauce
05 / 0Mantu

Mantu

Steamed dumplindgs filled with spiced ground beed, finished with yogurt and split chickpeas (dal-nakhod) sauce.