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Sahara's Turkish Cuisine Menu

  • Takeout Available | Delivery Available
  • Delivery Payment:
    $20 minimum | Cash Only
  • Delivery Hours:
    Daily, 11:30am-10:30pm
  • Delivery Area:
    12th St. to 46th St., FDR Dr. to Fifth Ave.

hot appetizers
Stuffed Bulgur       8
Calamari       8
Calf's Liver       8
Zucchini Pancakes       7
Cheese Pastries       6
Pastirmali Sigara       9
Falafel Appetizer       6
cold appetizers
Hummus chickpeas and tahini paste seasoned with garlic and olive oil       5
Tabuleh cracked wheat with mixed parsley, scallions and tomatoes       5
Soslu Patlican eggplant with sauce. chopped eggplant cooked in moderately spicy sauce of fresh tomatoes, green peppers, and garlic       5
Babaghanouj char-gilled smoked eggplant purée flavored with tahini, garlic, olive oil and lemon       5
Stuffed Vine Leaves fresh vine leaves with rice, currants, pine nuts, and spices       6
Cacik finely chopped baby cucumbers blended with garlic yogurt, dill, and mint       5
Eggplant Salad char-grilled eggplant with peppers, onions, parsley, fresh dill, and lemon juice       5
Spicy Vegetables (v) spicy mashed vegetables mixed with walnuts, garlic, paprika, olive oil and lemon juice       5
Lebni thick homemade yogurt with walnuts, garlic, and dill       5
Pilaki red kidney beans tossed with olive oil and lemon       5
Stuffed Baby Eggplant whole baby eggplant stuffed with tomatoes, onions, pine nuts, garlic, parsley and gently cooked in olive oil       6
Mixed Appetizer Plate with stuffed vine leaves   sm 10   med 17   lg 24
soups and salads
Red Lentil Soup       4
Mediterranean Salad     sm 6   lg 11
Shepherd Salad     sm 6   lg 11
Special Soup of Day       4
sandwiches
All Sandwiches Come With lettuce, tomato, and onion, With Small Containers of Hot and White Sauce
Shish Sandwich       7
Falafel Sandwich       6
Chicken Sandwich       6
Kofte Sandwich       6
Adana Sandwich       6
kebab entrees
Kebabs Served With Hot and White Sauce Unless Otherwise Specified
Classic Turkish Gyro marinated baby lamb and beef grilled on revolving upright skewer and very thinly sliced and served with rice       13
Skewered Ground Chicken Kebab hand chopped chicken seasoned with red bell peppers and char-grilled on skewers. served with rice       14
Iskender Kebab vertically grilled lamb sliced very thin and served with garlic yogurt and tomato sauce on pita bread       15
Skewered Ground Lamb Kebab hand chopped lamb seasoned with red bell peppers and char-grilled on skewers       14
Lamb Chop Kebab baby lamb chops char-grilled. served with rice       32
Barbecued Meatballs Kebab turkish style char-grilled meatballs. served with rice       13
Shish Kebab marinated chunks of baby lamb char-grilled. served with rice       19
Beyti Kebab chopped lamb seasoned with garlic, onions, and red peppers grilled on skewers. served with rice       16
Mixed Grill Kebab combination of fresh kebabs. served with rice       27
Chicken Kebab marinated chunks of chicken char-grilled. served with rice       14
Ezmeli Kebab chopped lamb seasoned with herbs, grilled, and served on a bed of spicy sauce       16
kebab combination entrees
Combination Kebabs
1/2 Adana and 1/2 Shish Kebab       18
1/2 Adana and 1/2 Chicken Adana       15
1/2 Gyro and 1/2 Adana       16
1/2 Chicken and 1/2 Gyro       15
1/2 Chicken and 1/2 Shish Kebab       18
vegetarian entrees
Vegetarian Dishes Served With Rice (except Where noted)
Baby Okra (v) baby okras cooked with tomatoes, onions, and lemon juice. served with rice       11
Vegetable Casserole (v) mixed sautéed vegetables baked in tomato sauce. served with rice       12
Falafel (v) chickpeas, celery, parsley, garlic, and peppers served with tahini sauce, vegetables and rice       13
lamb & chicken entrees
Served With Rice (except Where noted)
Lamb Shank lamb shank wrapped with eggplant and peppers, baked in light tomato sauce       16
Lamb Sautee lamb sauteed with fresh tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and seasoned with chef`s own blend of herbs and spices       16
Chicken Sautee small pieces of chicken cutlets sautéed with garden vegetables and butter       14
Manti steamed lamb dumplings filled with garlic yogurt and butter sauce       15
seafood entrees
Fish entrees. Served With Rice or Green Salad
Salmon       15
Grilled Tilapia       15
Shrimp Casserole       16
Branzini       25
Swordfish Kebab       17
side orders $3
Side of Rice      
Side of Bread      
Side of French Fries      
desserts
Baklava       5
Sekerpare       5
Rice Pudding       5
Turkish Custard       5
Kunefe       6
beverages
Soda choice of coke, sprite, diet coke       2
Bottled Water       4
Pellegrino Sparkling Water       3

catering

Minimum 10 and Maximum 100 People

package 1 $12 per person
Hummus chickpeas and tahini paste seasoned with garlic and olive oil      
One Daily Cold Appetizer      
Falafel chickpeas, celery, parsley, garlic and peppers served with tahini sauce      
Mediterranean Salad fresh romaine lettuce, shredded carrots, red cabbage, tomatoes and cucumber topped with feta cheese, black olives and lemon-oil dressing      
Chicken Kebab skewered cut's of chicken breast marinated and char- grilled      
Doner Kebab marinated baby lamb and beef grilled on revolving upright skewer and very thinly sliced, served with rice      
Desserts      
package 2 $17 per person
Hummus chickpeas and tahini paste seasoned with garlic and olive oil      
One Daily Cold Appetizer      
Falafel chickpeas, celery, parsley, garlic and peppers served with tahini sauce      
Mediterranean Salad fresh romaine lettuce, shredded carrots, red cabbage, tomatoes and cucumber topped with feta cheese, black olives and lemon-oil dressing      
Spinach Pie      
Tandir oven roasted lamb served with rice      
Grilled Tilapia char-grill marinated tilapia      
Desserts      
Fruit Salad      
package 3 $13 per person
Hummus chickpeas and tahini paste seasoned with garlic and olive oil      
One Daily Cold Appetizer      
Falafel chickpeas, celery, parsley, garlic and peppers served with tahini sauce      
Mediterranean Salad fresh romaine lettuce, shredded carrots, red cabbage, tomatoes and cucumber topped with feta cheese, black olives and lemon-oil dressing      
Sigara Borek pan-fried cigar shaped crispy pastries stuffed with feta cheese      
Chicken Adana grilled ground chicken seasoned with spicy red pepper served with rice      
Grilled Meatballs grilled ground lamb seasoned with turkish spice served with rice      
Desserts      
package 4 $14 per person
Hummus chickpeas and tahini paste seasoned with garlic and olive oil      
One Daily Cold Appetizer      
Falafel chickpeas, celery, parsley, garlic and peppers served with tahini sauce      
Turkish Meatloaf oven baked turkish meatloaf served with vegetables      
Chicken Sautee chicken sauteed with fresh tomatoes, onions, green peppers and seasoned with chef's own blend of herbs and spices      
Mediterranean Salad fresh romaine lettuce, shredded carrots, red cabbage, tomatoes and cucumber topped with feta cheese, black olives and lemon-oil dressing      
Desserts      
package 5 $25 per person
Hummus chickpeas and tahini paste seasoned with garlic and olive oil      
One Daily Cold Appetizer      
Falafel chickpeas, celery, parsley, garlic and peppers served with tahini sauce      
Shepherd Salad finely diced tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, parsley, tossed in olive oil and vinegar      
Vegetable Sauteed mixed sauteed vegetables      
Salmon char-grill marinated salmon      
Lamb Chops baby lamb chops char-grilled, served with rice      
Desserts      
Fruit Salad      
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