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Sahara's Turkish Cuisine Menu

  • Takeout Available | Delivery Available
  • Delivery Payment:
    $10 minimum | Cash Only
  • Delivery Hours:
    Daily, 11:30am-10:30pm
  • Delivery Area:
    12th St. to 46th St., FDR Dr. to Fifth Ave.

cold appetizers
Humus - Hummus chickpeas puree seasoned with garlic, tahini, olive oil and lemon       6
Babaghanouj char-grilled smoked eggplant puree flavored with tahini, garlic olive oil & lemon       7
Patlican Salatasi - Eggplant Salad char-grilled smoked eggplant mixed with chopped red pepper, parsley, garlic olive oil and lemon       7
Pilaki - Red Kidney Beans red kidney beans tossed with olive oil and lemon       6
Tabuleh creaked wheat with mixed parsley, scallions and tomatoes       6
Yaprak Sarma - Stuffed Vine Leaves fresh vine leaves with rice, currants, pine nuts and spices       7
Acili Ezme - Spicy Vegetables spicy mashed vegetables mixed with walnuts, garlic, and paprika, oil & lemon juice       7
Imam Bayildi - Stuffed Baby Eggplant whole baby eggplant stuffed with tomatoes, onions, pine nuts, garlic, parsley & gently cooked in olive oil       8
Soslu Patlican - Eggplant With Sauce small pieces of eggplant in moderately spicy sauce of fresh tomatoes, green peppers, onions, garlic and parsley       7
Cacik finely chopped baby cucumbers blended with garlic yogurt, dill & mint       6
Lebni thick homemade yogurt with walnuts, garlic and dill       7
Karisik Meze - Mixed Meze Plate   sm 11   med 19   lg 25
hot appetizers
Icli Kofte - Stuffed Bulgur bulgur wheat stuffed with ground lamb, pure nuts, currants and walnuts       8
Arnavut Cigeri - Calf's Liver pan-fried calf's liver with onion & parsley salad       8
Sigara Boregi - Cheese Pastries pan-fried cigar shaped crispy pastries stuffed with feta cheese       7
Falafel chickpeas, celery, parsley, garlic and peppers served with tahini sauce       7
Kalamar - Calamari light-fried crispy calamari with calamari sauce       8
Mucver - Zucchini Pancakes pan-fried zucchini pancakes served with garlic yogurt sauce       8
Pastirmali Sigara pan-fried cigar shaped crispy pastries stuffed with pastrami, mushroom, green pepper, onion, parsley and mozzarella cheese      
soups $5
Mercimek Corbasi red lentil soup      
Special Soup of the Day      
salads
Sm $7/ Lg $11
Coban Salatasi - Shepherd Salad finely diced tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, parsley tossed in olive oil and fresh lemon juice      
Akdeniz Salatasi - Mediterranean Salad fresh romaine lettuce, shredded red cabbage, tomatoes and cucumber topped with feta cheese, lemon oil dressing      
entrees
Istim Kebab - Lamb Shank lamb shank wrapped with eggplant and peppers, baked in fight tomato sauce       18
Et Sote - Lamb Sautee lamb sauteed with fresh tomatoes, unions green peppers and seasoned with chef's own blend of herbs and spices       18
Tavuk Sote - Chicken Sautee small pieces of chicken cutlets sauteed with garden vegetables and butter       16
Manti steamed lamb dumplings served with garlic yogurt and butter sauce       18
vegetarian dishes
Bamya - Baby Okra baby okras, cooked with tomatoes, onions and lemon juice served with rice       13
Turlu - Vegetable Casserole mixed sauteed vegetables baked in tomato sauce served with rice       13
Falafel chickpeas, celery, parsley, garlic and peppers served with tahini sauce, vegetables & rice       12
Ispanakli Pide - Spinach With Dough thick dough crust stuffed with spinach       14
kebabs
Doner Kebab - Classic Turkish Gyro marinated baby lamb and beef grilled on revolving upright skewer and very thinly sliced. served with rice and vegetables       14
Adana Kebab - Skewered Ground Lamb hand chopped lamb seasoned with red bell peppers and char-grilled on skewer       16
Sis Kebab - Shish Kebab marinated chunks of baby-lamb char-grill, served with rice and vegetables       19
Tavuk Sis - Chicken Kebab marinated chunks of chicken char-grilled; served with rice and vegetables       16
Tavuk Adana - Skewered Ground Chicken hand chopped chicken seasoned with red bell peppers & char-grilled on skewers. served with rice and vegetables       17
Pirzola - Lamb Chops baby lamb chops char-grilled, served with rice and vegetables       23
Beyti chopped lamb seasoned with garlic, onions, and red peppers grilled on skewers & wrapped in a lavash bread and served with rice and vegetables       18
Ezmeli Kebab chopped lamb seasoned herbs and grilled. served on a bed of chopped eggplant with roasted red peppers, parsley and tomato sauce       18
Iskender Kebab vertically grilled lamb sliced very thin and served with garlic yogurt and tomato sauce on pita bread       17
Izgara Kofte - Barbequed Meatballs turkish style char-grilled meatballs served with rice and vegetables       16
Karisik Izgara - Mixed Grill combination of fresh kebabs served with rice and vegetables       24
fish
Salmon marinated salmon char-grilled to perfection served with mixed green salad       16
Ktlic Sis - Swordfish marinated cubes of swordfish char-grilled and served with mixed green salad       18
Karides Guvec - Shrimp Casserole oven-baked shrimps casserole with mushrooms, peppers and tomatoes, topped with kashar cheese & served with rice       17
Branzini - Loup de Mer whole mediterranean branzini (sea bass) char grilled and served with green salad       25
Grilled Tilapia marinated tilapia served with green salad       16
side orders $4
Rice      
French Fries      
Garlic Yogurt Sauce      

take out menu

soups $4
Red Lentil Soup      
Special Soup of the Day      
salads
Small $6 / Large $11
Shepherd Salad finely diced tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, parsley tossed in olive oil and fresh lemon juice      
Mediterranean Salad fresh romaine lettuce, shredded red cabbage, tomatoes and cucumber topped with feta cheese, lemon oil dressing      
cold appetizers
Hummus chickpeas puree seasoned with garlic, tahini, olive oil and lemon       5
Babaghanouj char-grilled smoked eggplant puree flavored with tahini, garlic olive oil & lemon       5
Eggplant Salad char-grilled smoked eggplant mixed with chopped red pepper, parsley, garlic olive oil and lemon       5
Pilaki - Red Kidney Beans red kidney beans tossed with olive oil and lemon       5
Tabuleh creaked wheat with mixed parsley, scallions and tomatoes       5
Stuffed Vine Leaves fresh vine leaves with rice, currants, pine nuts and spices       6
Spicy Vegetables spicy mashed vegetables mixed with walnuts, garlic, and paprika, oil & lemon juice       5
Stuffed Baby Eggplant whole baby eggplant stuffed with tomatoes, onions, pine nuts, garlic, parsley & gently cooked in olive oil       6
Solsu Patlican - Eggplant With Sauce small pieces of eggplant in moderately spicy sauce of fresh tomatoes, green peppers, onions, garlic and parsley       5
Cacik finely chopped baby cucumbers blended with garlic yogurt, dill & mint       5
Lebni thick homemade yogurt with walnuts, garlic and dill       5
Mixed Appetizers Plate   sm 10   med 17   lg 24
hot appetizers
Stuffed Bulgur bulgur wheat stuffed with ground lamb, pure nuts, currants and walnuts       6
Calf's Liver pan-fried calf's liver with onion & parsley salad       6
Cheese Pastries pan-fried cigar shaped crispy pastries stuffed with feta cheese       6
Falafel chickpeas, celery, parsley, garlic and peppers served with tahini sauce       6
Calamari light-fried crispy calamari with calamari sauce       7
Zucchini Pancakes pan-fried zucchini pancakes served with garlic yogurt sauce       7
Pastirmali Sigara pan-fried cigar shaped crispy pastries stuffed with pastrami, mushroom, green pepper, onion, parsley and mozzarella cheese       7
entrees
Lamb Shank lamb shank wrapped with eggplant and peppers, baked in fight tomato sauce       16
Lamb Sautee lamb sauteed with fresh tomatoes, unions green peppers and seasoned with chef's own blend of herbs and spices       14
Chicken small pieces of chicken cutlets sauteed with garden vegetables and butter       13
Manti steamed lamb dumplings served with garlic yogurt and butter sauce       15
vegetarian dishes
Baby Okra baby okras, cooked with tomatoes, onions and lemon juice served with rice       11
Vegetable Casserole mixed sauteed vegetables baked in tomato sauce served with rice       12
Falafel chickpeas, celery, parsley, garlic and peppers served with tahini sauce, vegetables & rice       11
Spinach With Dough thick dough crust stuffed with spinach       11
kababs
We Can Make All the Kababs With Yogurt Add $3
Classic Turkish Gyro marinated baby lamb and beef grilled on revolving upright skewer and very thinly sliced. served with rice and vegetables       13
Skewered Ground Lamb hand chopped lamb seasoned with red bell peppers and char-grilled on skewer       13
Shish Kebab marinated chunks of baby-lamb char-grill, served with rice and vegetables       15
Chicken Kebab marinated chunks of chicken char-grilled; served with rice and vegetables       14
Skewered Ground Chicken hand chopped chicken seasoned with red bell peppers & char-grilled on skewers. served with rice and vegetables       13
Lamb Chops baby lamb chops char-grilled, served with rice and vegetables       19
Beyti chopped lamb seasoned with garlic, onions and red peppers grilled on skewers & served with rice       15
Ezmeli Kebab chopped lamb seasoned herbs and grilled. served on a bed of chopped eggplant with roasted red peppers, parsley and tomato sauce       16
Iskender Kebab vertically grilled lamb sliced very thin and served with garlic yogurt and tomato sauce on pita bread       15
Barbequed Meatballs turkish style char-grilled meatballs served with rice and vegetables       13
Mixed Grill combination of fresh kebabs served with rice and vegetables       20
fish
Salmon marinated cubes of swordfish char-grilled and served with mixed green salad       15
Swordfish Kabab marinated cubes of swordfish char-grilled and served with mixed green salad       17
Branzini Loup de Mer whole mediterranean branzini (sea bass) char grilled and served with green salad       25
Shrimp Casserole oven-baked shrimps casserole with mushrooms, peppers and tomatoes, topped with kashar cheese & served with rice       16
Grilled Tilapia marinated tilapia served with green salad       15
combination kababs
1/2 Adana & 1/2 Shish Kabab       15
1/2 Chicken & 1/2 Shish Kabab       15
1/2 Chicken & 1/2 Lamb Chop Kabab       17
1/2 Shish & 1/2 Lamb Chop Kabab       20
1/2 Doner & 1/2 Lamb Chop Kabab       17
1/2 Adana & 1/2 Lamb Chop Kabab       17
sandwich
Doner       6
Shish       7
Adana       6
Kofte       6
Chicken       6
Falafel       6
desserts
Baklava       5
Kunfee shredded wheat with cheese and pistachios       6
Turkish Custard slightly caramelized milk custard       5
Rice Pudding       5
Sekerpara semolina cooked with honey syrup       5
side orders $3
Rice      
French Fries      
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