Babanis Kurdish Restaurant Service List

Dinner Menu

• Appetizers

  • Naska Nan We Panir

    our kurdish bread comes with a special blend of feta cheese, pure olive oil, oregano, garlic. served with cucumber, tomato, olives & lemon.

    Small	$4.25
    Large	$6.75

  • Nareen

    our kurdish bread topped with feta cheese and served with a homemade spicy red sauce.

    Small	$4.25
    Large	$6.75

  • Bajan Reshk

    deep fried eggplant covered with jajic, cucumber, olives, tomatoes, lemon. served with bread.

    Small	$4.25
    Large	$6.75

• Soups

  • Niskena

    a smooth blend of red lentils, sweet onion, olive oil, and spices.

    Cup	$4.25
    Bowl	$5.00

  • Dowjic

    chicken, yogurt, rice basil and lemon juice. this soups tangy bite has traditionally kept many a kurdish traveler from wondering too far from home.

    Cup	$4.25
    Bowl	$5.00

  • Mahagic

    mahas own recipe a mix of vegetables including potatoes, broccoli, carrots, and peas with chicken breast and noodles in a light flavorful broth.

    Cup	$4.25
    Bowl	$5.00

• Salads

  • Jaajic

    cucumber, dill and fresh garlic in a yogurt sauce.

    Small	$4.25
    Large	$5.00

  • Tabouli Salad

    a fresh mix of couscous, parsley, tomato fresh onion, and lemon juice.

    Small	$4.25
    Large	$5.00

  • Tossed Salad

    lettuce, tomatoes, feta cheese, cucumbers, and homemade vinaigrette.

    Small	$4.25
    Large	$5.00

  • Traditional Silopi Salad

    finely chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, and onion with lemon, salt, black pepper, olives olive oil, and parsley.

    Small	$4.25
    Large	$5.00

  • Tanyata

    half tabouli and half jaajic, the way tanya likes it.

    Small	$4.25
    Large	$5.00

• Main

  dinners come with your choice of soup or salad from the menu

  • Garbanzo Bean Shilla

    this delicious vegetarian dish is garbanzo beans simmered in a light broth with pure olive oil, curry and other kurdish spices. served with tender strips of chicken breast.

    $10.50

  • Kubey Sawar

    crushed wheat made into a dough and filled with lean ground beef, spices, and onion then sauteed in olive oil. this dish was first made famous in nineveh modern day mosul, iraq.

    $12.50

  • Kubey Brinj

    similar to kubay sawar, this rice dumpling is filled with lean ground beef, special spices, olive oil and parsley, then quick fried to a crisp brown shell.

    $12.50

  • Vegetarian Dolma

    a variety of vegetables (cabbage, onion, and grape leaves) stuffed with rice, red lintles and special herbs. steamed in fresh garlic, lemon and tomato juices. served with tender strips of chicken breast.

    $12.50

  • Biryani

    a traditional rice dish, baked with peas, potatoes, raisons, vegetables, carrots, wheat noodles and a blend of kurdish spices. served with tender strips of chicken breast.

    $12.00

  • Chicken Tawa

    chicken sauteed in lemon and other spices then baked in layers of potato, green pepper, onion, and dried limes. served with basmati rice.

    $12.00

  • Sheik Babani

    named after a distinguished mans striped trousers, this kurdish delicacy is cored egg plant peeled in decorative stripes and filled with spicy meat and vegetables. served with a red sauce over basmati rice.

    $12.75

  • Bakla

    kurdish saute of mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini and onion in olive oil with pepper and other seasoning. (chicken, beef or vegetarian)

    $12.50

  • Nineveh Saute

    kurdish saute of mushrooms and tomatoes in olive oil with pepper and other kurdish seasonings. (chicken, beef or vegetarian)

    $12.50

  • Kurdish Salad

    layers of rice, lentils, tossed salad, silopi salad, topped with feta cheese and peppery chicken breast. comes with a slice of bread.

    $11.95

• Weekend Specials

  • Kufta Kebab

    two skewers loaded wit freshly ground lamb, beef tenderloin, parsley, onion, and spices grilled to perfection! served with onion, sumac and your choice of bread or rice.

    $13.95

  • Kifta Shorba "tirsik"

    this excellent dish consists of rice dumplings filled with extra lean ground beef, parsley, and spices cooked in a traditional kurdish tomato sauce featuring; zucchini, onion, green pepper and spices.

    $13.95