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| - In the mood for some Afghani food but don't know where to go? Well, Madison isn't THAT far, and there's plenty of other stuff to do on State street to keep you occupied for a day!
The last time I was here was when flip phones were just starting to get popular....yes, I said flip phones!
Today, they have changed locations so that they are across the street somewhat from their old spot and they occupy the upstairs...what great people watching!
The food is better than I remember, but, I'm not as picky an eater as I was back then either. I remember having had the Qabuli Murgh all those years ago. The dish stuck in my memory because there were carrots and raisins in it....a very odd combination to me, but oh, how it worked! It's still on the menu, but today I opted for something different.
We were a group of three....hubs, his sis and me. He suggested splitting an appetizer 3 ways and then sis and I splitting an entree while he got one for himself. I know, it sounds bad, but his sis and I have very small appetites, so this was actually a very smart way to go and we still ended up with leftovers!
We started out with the sampler platter which consisted of hummus, bulani (fried potato and scallion filled pastries), tabouleh and baba ganoush served with yogurt sauce. A la free chips and salsa, warmed pita bread with roasted pepper spread and cilantro chutney were brought out too. Tabouleh...... I get why people like it; it was very fresh, but raw veggies taste gross to me! I picked out the scallions in the bulani and then thought it was very good! The hummus was garlic-y goodness and the baba ganoush was perfect! I've had it at other places where it was as sour as a lemon, but here? Perfection! Pepper spread, another awesome condiment I am newly in love with. Chutney? Don't love it, don't hate it, don't mind it. Sis and I split the Ginger Chicken: breast meat sauteed with ginger and garlic in a light curry sauce with artichokes. Light curry is definitely true! I am a curry lover and, although the dish certainly smells curry-licious, the flavor was very light and mild. Highly recommended for a curry newbie. The artichokes....cooked to perfection. No fibrous parts to chew on, at all. Let the accompanying rice soak up the sauce and enjoy! Hubs ordered Lamb curry: pieces of lamb leg with mushrooms and spinach in a light tomato curry sauce. There were also potatoes in it, but they aren't listed in the menu description. He let me try a little...another delicious dish! Everything seemingly melted in my mouth! Entrees come with either soup or salad. I chose soup, he picked salad. The salad is Romaine based, not iceberg, a definite plus, and hubs reported that the dressing, a very light cucumber concoction, was a nice change. The soup (Mashawa) had onions, chick peas, kidney beans, split peas, chicken and lamb in a tomato-y base topped off with a dollop of yogurt. How many words are there for delicious? For dessert? Baklava, or as they call it, Baghlawa. We split it three ways and our server, a very friendly, kind and funny Russian exchange student, went out of her way to find us the biggest piece. It was served with a piece of lemon candied in honey on top. Am I saying delicious too much? 'Cause that's what it was....yummy, yum, yum, yum!
I don't think there are any Afghani restaurants in the Milwaukee area, Kabul, so if you're ever looking to open a second location, come on over, we'd LOVE to have you!
24/2015
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