Kandahar Afghan Kitchen Menu (Update 2025)
Kandahar Afghan Kitchen, located in Baltimore, offers a diverse menu filled with authentic Afghan dishes. With a range of appetizers like Kadoo App and Mantu App, salads such as Beet Salad and Chopped Salad, and hearty soups like Aush Soup and Shorwa Soup, there is something for every palate. Customers rave about the warm hospitality and love put into each meal by the owners. The vegetarian options like the Vegetarian Mantu and Vegetarian Dolma stand out for their delicious flavors and generous portion sizes. The restaurant's dedication to quality and traditional Afghan cuisine shines through in every dish. Come experience a taste of Afghanistan at Kandahar Afghan Kitchen and savor the rich flavors and warm atmosphere they offer.
Appetizers
Kadoo App
Pan fried and baked baby pumpkin seasoned with sugar and served with garlic yogurt sauce.
Bolani App
Pan fried twin pastry shells filled with seasoned leeks and spicy potatoes garnished with a mint yogurt sauce.
Aushak App
Afghan-style ravioli filled with leeks and scallions, topped with ground beef and served with garlic and mint yogurt sauce. Vegetarian option also available.
Banjan App
Pan fried seasoned eggplant with fresh tomatoes and served with garlic and mint yogurt sauce.
Mantu App
Afghan-style dumplings filled with seasoned beef and onions, topped with yogurt and a yellow split pea, carrot, and meat sauce. Vegetarian option also available.
Banjan Laghatak App
Stewed spicy eggplant with garlic, tomatoes, and peppers served with garlic and mint yogurt sauce.
Beet Salad
Beets, arugula, grape tomatoes, red onions, goat cheese, and walnuts, tossed in a pomegranate or house made mango dressing.
Shornakhod
Mix of red potatoes, chickpeas, and kidney beans tossed in a cilantro vinaigrette.
Chopped Salad
Mixed greens, kale, avocado, grape tomatoes, red onions, seasoned baked potatoes, mixed vegetables, walnuts, and boiled egg tossed in basil vinaigrette or house-made dressing.
Salata
Afghan-style mixed greens and tomatoes tossed in pomegranate dressing or red onion vinaigrette.
Salads
Soups
Aush Soup
Fresh vegetable soup with a variety of beans and peas with noodles and beef meatballs, served with a garlic yogurt sauce and topped with mint garnish.
Mashawa Soup
Afghan soup with chunks of beef, black-eyed peas, mung beans, and chickpeas served with a garlic yogurt sauce.
Shorwa Soup
Lamb soup with mixed vegetables.
Aush Soup - Vegeterian
Fresh vegetable soup with a variety of beans and peas with noodles, served with a garlic yogurt sauce and topped with mint garnish.
Shaftalou Challow
Boneless, skinless chicken breast cooked with dried peaches, ginger, turmeric, and honey. Served with challow and chopped tomato and cucumber salad.
Zardalou Challow
Chunks of lamb cooked with organic dried apricots, fresh chili pepper, and turmeric. Served with challow and shalgham.
Chopan Entree
3 pieces of marinated, grilled lamb chops served with pallow and chopped tomato and cucumber salad.
Mourgh Challow
Chunks of boneless chicken stewed with tomatoes, onions, turmeric, and yellow split peas. Served with challow and sabzi.
Aushak Entree
Afghan-style ravioli filled with leeks and scallions, topped with ground beef and served with garlic yogurt sauce, served with pallow.
Mantu Entree
Afghan-style dumplings filled with seasoned beef and onions, topped with yogurt and a yellow split pea, carrot, and meat sauce, served with pallow.
Poached Salmon
Salmon fillet marinated in special Afghan seasoning, served with challow and sabzi.
Lamb Shank
Braised spring lamb shank simmered to perfection served with pallow
Entrees
Bowls
Chopandaz
Beef tenderloin marinated with fresh garlic and afghan seasoning, char-grilled and served with pallow, marinated vegetables, and shalgham.
Chicken Kabob
Marinated boneless chicken breast served with pallow, marinated vegetables, and shalgham.
Kofta Challow
Spicy beef and lamb meatballs seasoned with sun dried baby grapes and turmeric in a green pea, corn, and tomato sauce, served with challow and kadoo.
Lamb Lawand
Boneless lamb slow cooked with mushrooms, tomatoes, green peas, and corn, seasoned with herbs and garnished with yogurt and sour cream, served with challow and sabzi.
Chicken Kabuli Pallow
Afghan-style rice baked with chunks of chicken, raisins, and glazed julienned carrots. Served with shalgham.
Kabuli Pallow
Kabuli pallow kabuli pallow afghan-style rice baked with chunks of lamb tenderloin, raisins, and glazed julienned carrots. Served with shalgham.
Seekh Kabob
Char-broiled marinated lamb tenderloin served with pallow, marinated vegetables, and shalgham.
Dwopiaza
Seasoned tenderloin of lamb cooked with onions and sauted with yellow split peas and tossed onions lightly marinated in vinegar. Served with pallow and sabzi.
Chicken Lawand
Boneless chicken slow cooked with mushrooms, tomatoes, green peas, and corn, seasoned with herbs and garnished with yogurt and sour cream, served with challow and sabzi.
Vegetarian Platter
Sampler of various vegetable dishes cooked with our special spices and herbs, served with challow.
Vegetarian Dolma
Baby eggplant filled with spinach simmered in sun-dried tomatoes and herb sauce, served with challow and shalgham.
Cauliflower & Chickpeas
Cauliflower slow cooked with chickpeas, coriander seeds, and turmeric in a tomato sauce, served with challow and kadoo.
Dolma Murch
Bell peppers stuffed with seasoned vegetables and beans simmered in sun-dried tomatoes and rhubarb sauce, served with challow and sabzi.
Vegetarian Mantu
Afghan-style dumplings filled with onions and topped with yogurt and a yellow split peas and carrots, served with pallow.
Vegetarian Aushak
Afghan-style ravioli filled with leeks and scallions topped with a garlic yogurt sauce, served with pallow.
Mushroom Lawand
Whole mushrooms sauteed with spices, tomatoes, sweet corn, and green peas topped with yogurt and sour cream sauce, served with challow and sabzi.
Sabzi Challow
Spinach sauted with afghan seasoning, rhubarb, cinnamon, and lemon juice, served with challow and kadoo.
Vegetarian
Wraps
Chicken Kabob Wrap
Marinated boneless chicken served with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and onions on freshly baked bread made in house.
Kofta Kabob Wrap
Lightly spiced ground beef served with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and onions on freshly baked bread made in house.
Beef Kabob Wrap
Char-broiled marinated beef tenderloin served with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and onions on freshly baked bread made in house.
Seekh Kabob Wrap
Marinated boneless lamb served with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and onions on freshly baked bread made in house.
Chicken & Kofta Kabob
Chopandaz & Chicken Kabob
Seekh & Chicken Kabob
Chopan & Chicken Kabob
Seekh & Chopandaz Kabob
Salmon & Seekh Kabob
Salmon & Chicken Kabob
Salmon & Chopan Kabob
Kabob Combos
Sides
Side Naan - Large Basket
Baked fresh in house.
Side Naan - Small Basket
Baked fresh in house.
Side Shalgham
Sweet and spicy turnips.
Side Sabzi
Spinach.
Side Mushrooms
Side Banjan Laghatak
Eggplant.
Side Challow
Side Banjan
Side Pallow
Side Kadoo
Afghan Ice Cream
Cardamom infused vanilla bean ice cream served with dates, dried figs, and fresh mango.
Baklava
Layered pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with honey.
Jhala Ice Cream
Cardamom infused vanilla bean ice cream topped with rice noodles and almonds, served with rose water syrup.