Aracosia Mclean - McLean, VA

Grilled lamb chops, lamb tenderloin, and beef tenderloin served with spicy fresh herb chutney.

Sweet julienne carrots tossed with fresh lemon juice.

A variety of spicy beef dumplings, roasted butternut squash bouranee, roasted eggplant bouranee, and leek dumpling.

Boulanee. Pan-fried to perfection and stuffed with roasted butternut squash, served with yogurt garlic sauce.

Tenderloin marinated in our house spices, charbroiled to perfection, served with cucumber and dill yogurt.

Aushak. Steamed and topped off with a flavorful kofta paashaan (minced beef and lentil qorma), finished with mint, and yogurt puree.

Traditional Afghan dish consists of toasted Afghan bread, topped with minced beef and finished off with a warm yogurt puree infused with garlic, dry mint, and cayenne pepper.

Grilled lamb chop, beef tenderloin, salmon and seekh kabob served with avocado chutney.

Boulanee. Pan-fried to perfection, stuffed with potato and leek, served with avocado chutney.

Steamed and stuffed with butternut squash, topped with a minced beef and lentil qorma, garlic yogurt, dried mint and cayenne

Bouranee. Vegan. Served with a side of bread and topped off with a rich demi-glace, infused with special seasoning and finished off with a mint yogurt puree.

Boulanee. Pan-fried to perfection, stuffed with a combination of spinach, kale, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip leaves, and cilantro, served with avocado chutney.

Pan-fried turnovers stuffed with minced beef and lentils, topped off with powdered sugar and ground cardamom.

One succulent ground beef kabob served with yogurt and dill.

Mantu. Minced beef, flavored with bistro spices, and steamed to perfection with a carrot and peas qorma, finished off with a yogurt garlic sauce and topped off with crushed dry mint and cayenne pepper.

A combination of mixed greens tossed in a sweet and tangy balsamic vinaigrette served with bleu cheese and walnuts.

A combination of mixed greens tossed in a sweet and tangy balsamic vinaigrette served with garlic croutons.

Vegan. Prepared with mung beans, lentils, chickpeas, minced beef, special spices and yogurt (vegetarian option available).

Our signature ground beef burger is marinated with fresh herbs and spices, charbroiled to perfection. Served with a side of chickpeas (nakhoud).

Lamb chops, and lamb tenderloin served with long grain seasoned basmati rice, topped off with julienne carrots and raisins, accompanied by a side of roasted eggplant.

Chunks of tenderloin marinated overnight in our special bistro spices and herbs, charbroiled to perfection, served with seasoned long grain basmati rice and a side of chickpeas (nakhoud).

Skewer of tenderloin kabob and skewer of chicken kabob served with long grain basmati palou, chalou, and a side of chickpeas (nakhoud).

New Zealand French rack of lamb including a skewer of tenderloin kabob served with your choice of palou or qabuli and butternut squash.

Skewer of boneless chicken thigh kabob served with long-grained basmati rice (chalou) and a side of chickpeas (nakhoud).

Chunks of chicken breast marinated overnight in our special bistro spices charbroiled to perfection served with saffron infused long grain basmati rice (chalou) and a side of chickpeas (nakhoud).

Skewer of chicken kabob and a skewer of seekh kabob served with long grain basmati rice (palou and chalou) with a side of chickpeas (nakhoud).

Chopaan. Succulent rack of lamb, marinated overnight in our special bistro spices, charbroiled to perfection, served with seasoned long grain basmati rice and a side of chickpeas (nakhoud).

Seekh. Marinated overnight in our special bistro spices and herbs charbroiled to perfection served with a saffron long grain basmati rice and a side of chickpeas (nakhoud).

Skewer of lamb and beef tenderloin marinated in our house spices, served with long grain seasoned basmati rice topped off with julienne carrots and raisins, accompanied by a side of roasted eggplant.

Chunks of tenderloin marinated in our bistro spices, charbroiled to perfection, served with seasoned long grain basmati rice topped off with julienne carrots accompanied by roasted eggplant.

Chunks of salmon marinated overnight in our special bistro spices and herbs, charbroiled to perfection served with saffron infused long grain basmati rice and a side of sabzi.

Skewer of salmon and skewer of tenderloin kabob served with both palou and chalou basmati rice and a side of eggplant.

Sabzi chalaou. Spinach, kale, mustard greens, turnip leaves, collard greens, and fresh herbs. Slow-cooked with lamb, served with saffron-infused basmati rice.

Aushak. Steamed to perfection, topped with a flavorful kofta paashaan (minced beef and lentil qorma), finished off with mint and yogurt puree.

Lamb shank slowly braised then baked with long grain basmati rice infused in house spices, topped off with raisin and julienne carrots.

Mantu. Minced beef flavored with bistro spices, steamed to perfection with a carrot and peas qorma, finished off with a yogurt garlic sauce and topped off with crushed dry mint and cayenne pepper.

Lamb shank slowly braised with lentils, chickpeas, and fresh dill.

Steamed and stuffed with butternut squash, topped with a minced beef and lentil qorma, garlic yogurt, dried mint and cayenne

Boneless chicken with roasted eggplant slowly cooked in a tomato-based stew infused with garam masala.

Boneless chicken slowly cooked in a yogurt based stew, infused with garlic and cilantro, served alongside saffron infused long grain basmati rice.

Boneless chicken with slowly cooked greens blended together in a yogurt-based stew.

Boneless chicken with roasted eggplant slowly cooked together in a spicy tomato-based stew.

Boneless chicken slowly cooked in a yogurt-based stew infused with garlic, basil, and fresh tomatoes.

Bone-in lamb shank and roasted eggplant slowly cooked together in a spicy tomato-based stew infused with garam masala.

Bone-in lamb shank and mixed greens slowly cooked together in a spicy tomato-based stew infused with garam masala.

Boneless chicken slowly cooked in a sweet and spicy tomato-based stew.

Boneless chicken slowly cooked in a yogurt based stew, infused with saffron, lemon, and dill.

Boneless veal and roasted eggplant slowly cooked in a spicy tomato-based stew.

Boneless veal slowly cooked in a yogurt-based stew infused with garlic and cilantro.

Boneless veal and roasted eggplant slowly cooked together in a tomato-based stew infused with garam masala.

Boneless veal slowly cooked in a yogurt based stew infused with garlic, mushrooms, and cilantro.

Slowly cooked alongside mushrooms and mixed greens in a yogurt-based stew infused with garlic and cilantro.

Boneless veal and chickpeas slowly cooked in a tomato based stew with garam masala and cinnamon, topped with fresh cilantro. Served with saffron infused long grain basmati rice.

Slowly cooked boneless veal in a yogurt-based stew, infused with garlic, basil, and fresh tomatoes.

Roasted eggplant served with saffron infused long grain basmati rice.

Roasted eggplant slowly cooked in a spicy tomato-based stew, served alongside saffron infused long grain basmati rice.

Roasted eggplant slowly cooked in a tomato-based stew mixed with garam masala, served with saffron infused long grain basmati rice.

Chickpea qorma in a tomato based stew with garam masala and cinnamon, topped with fresh cilantro. Served with saffron infused long grain basmati rice.

Chickpea qorma and mushrooms slowly cooked in a yogurt-based stew, infused with garlic, topped with fresh cilantro. Served with saffron infused long grain basmati rice.

Chickpea qorma, mushrooms, and our slow-cooked greens stewed in a yogurt-based sauce infused with garlic, topped with fresh cilantro. Served alongside saffron infused long grain basmati rice.

Stewed butternut squash served with saffron infused long grain basmati rice.

Aushak. Steamed to perfection, topped off with a carrot and peas qorma, finished off with a yogurt garlic puree, dry mint, and cayenne pepper.

Sabzi, kadoo, baadenjaan, and nakhoud served with a spice-infused long grain basmati rice, topped off with julienne carrots and raisins.

Slow-cooked spinach, kale, mustard greens, turnip leaves, collard greens, and fresh herbs, served with saffron infused long grained basmati rice.

Spinach, kale, mustard greens, turnip leaves, collard greens, and herbs slow cooked in yogurt based stew infused with garlic, served alongside saffron infused long grain basmati rice.

Spinach, kale, mustard greens, turnip leaves, collard greens, and herbs slowly cooked in a tomato-based stew, served alongside long grain saffron basmati rice.

Risotto cooked with chickpeas, lentils, and mung beans then infused with fresh dill, served with eggplant and butternut squash bouranee.

Chickpea qorma in a tomato-base stew with garam masala and cinnamon, topped with fresh cilantro.

Mediterranean yogurt infused fresh dill and cucumber.