Afghan Kebab House (2680 Broadway & 102 Street)

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   After a hard day's work at Columbia University, take a ten-minute walk down Broadway to the Afghan Kebab House #5, 2680 Broadway, corner of 102nd Street, (212) 280-3500.
   There's an "I Love NY More Than Ever" sign on the place.
   The restaurant is not listed in Robert Sietsema's THE FOOD LOVER'S GUIDE TO THE BEST ETHNIC EATING IN NEW YORK CITY (2001).  Only one restaurant is described in detail under "Afghani."  (Is "Afghani" a slur?)
   From Pg. 169:

_Afghani Specialties_ (None in OED--ed.)
_ashi lobya_  noodles with kidney beans
_bolani kadu_  pumpkin turnover
_kalbi_  carrot-and-raisin rice
_maste_  shallot-flecked yogurt
_morgh palow_  oniony chicken with rice

   The best book I have in this apartment is AFGHAN FOOD & COOKERY (Hippocrene Books, NY, 2000), by Helen Saberi.  The back cover says "She has been working for Alan Davidson on his magnum opus, _The Oxford Companion to Food_, for the last seven years, and has written a number of entries in that book."  So how difficult will it be for OED to include Afghan recipes?
   Also on the back cover:  "This cookbook includes over 100 recipes, all adapted for the North American kitchen, for favorites like 'Mantu (Pasta filled with Meat and Onion),' 'Shinwari Kebab (Lamb Chops Kebab),' and 'Qabili Pilau (Yellow Rice with Carrots and Raisins).'"  These are not in the OED--not even "mantu."
   From the takeout menu of the Afghan Kebab House #5 (with some editing of obvious items):

   APPETIZERS
AUSHAK--Boiled dumpling filled with scallions, herbs & spices topped to w/minted yogurt sauce, beef ground...$3
BOLANEE SABSI--Fried turnovers filled with spinach, herbs & spices...$3
SAMBOSSA--Fried dumpling filled with seasoned ground beef...$3
BOLANEE GANDANA--Fried turnovers filled with scallion, herbs & spices...$3
BOLANEE KACHALOU--Fried turnovers filled with potatoes, herbs & spices...$3
BOLANEE PUMPKIN...$3
   SOUP
MUSHAWA SOUP--Made of lentils, fried flour, mixed fresh vegetables, herbs and spices--an Afghan specialty...$3
AUSH--Noodles cooked delicately with a mixture of fresh vegetables seasoned with herbs and spices and minted yogurt sauce and ground beef...$3
   AFGHAN SPECIAL
KABULI PALAU--Chunks of tenderly cooked and seasoned beef (option lamb) under a mound of brown basmati rice delicately seasoned with thin strips of carrots, raisins and almonds...$13.95
NARINGE PALAU--Chunks of tenderly cooked and seasoned beef (option lamb) under a mound of brown basmati rice, delicately seasoned with thin strips of orange rind, pistachios and pine nuts...$13.95
AUSHAK--Dumpling filled with seasoned scallions, herbs & spices delicately broiled & served on minted yogurt sauce, topped with seasoned ground beef...$11.95
   LAMB & BEEF KEBAB'S (sic)
LAMB TIKKA KEBAB...$10.99
LAMB STEAK...$11.99
LAMB KOFTA KEBAB...$10.99
LAMB KORMA...$10.99
BEEF TIKKA KEBAB...$10.99
BEEF KOFTA...$10.99
   CHICKEN KEBAB'S
CHICKEN BREAST KEBAB...$10.99
CHICKEN KORMA...$10.99
HALF CHICKEN TANDOORI...$10.99
HALF SPICED CHICKEN...$10.99
FISH KEBAB...$10.99
TANDURI FISH KEBAB...$11.99
COMBO KEBAB...$14.99
SULTANI KEBAB...$18.99
   VEGETARIAN
PALAU BAUDINJAN--Eggplant cooked with onions, fresh tomatoes, herbs and spices, Served with brown basmati rice and Afghan bread...$10.99
PALAU SABSI--Fresh spinach cooked with onions, fresh tomatoes, herbs & garlic, Served with brown basmati rice and Afghan bread...$10.99
PALAU OKRA...$10.99
PALAU ZUCCHINI...$10.99
PALAU PUMPKIN...$10.99
PALAU CAULIFLOWER...$10.99
SPECIAL VEGETARIAN COMB--$13.99
VEGETARIAN COMBO--$14.99
  SIDE ORDERS
CAULIFLOWER...$3
SPINACH...$3
EGGPLANT...$3
OKRA...$3
ZUCCHINI...$3
PUMPKIN...$3
BEEF KORMA...$4
CHICKEN KORMA...$4
PALAU...$3
AFGHAN PICKLES...$2
AFGHAN SALAD...$4 (Not described--ed.)
   DESSERT
FIRNEE--Afghan pudding made of milk, sugar, cornstarch and rosewater, sprinkled with crushed pistachios...$2.25
BAKLAVA...$2.75
   BEVERAGES
SPICED AFGHAN TEA GREEN...$1
BLACK TEA...$1
REGULAR COFFEE...$1
TURKISH COFFEE...$1.50
SODAS...$1
   AFGHAN SPECIAL DRINK
DOUGH--Yogurt drink made with fresh homemade yogurt mint (Sweet or Salty)...$2.50

ALL MEATS ORGANIC
HALAL MEAT
"Charcoal grilled beef, chicken at truly modest tarifs"
   Geal (sic) Greene, NY Magazine
"Good charcoal broiled Afghan dishes, generous portions at minimal prices"
   Zagat 1988