The Helmond

Afghani Restaurant

Helmand is an Afghani restaurant named after Afghanistan's longest and most important river. Located in East Cambridge, the Helmand Restaurant's dining room is flanked on one side by a small fireplace, and on the other by a woodburning oven, where the restaurant's famous flatbread is cooked.

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Highlights

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Aushak

Afghan ravioli filled with leeks and scallions, served on yogurt-mint topped with ground beef sauce. Vegetarian Aushak also available.

Bowlawni

Pan-fried then baked baby pumpkin seasoned with sugar and served on yogurt garlic sauce, topped with ground beef sauce

Mushrooms

Afghan ravioli filled with leeks and scallions. Served on yogurt-mint topped with ground beef sauce.

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Shor Nakhod Salad

Potatoes and chick peas on a bed of mixed greens served with cilantro vinaigrette dressing.

Laghatac

Eggplant sauteed with onion, tomatoes, pepper, garlic and turmeric.

Kaddo

Pan fried baked baby pumpkin seasoned w/sugar & served on yogurt and garlic sauce, Topped with ground beef sauce.

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Bowlawni - appetizer

Brick oven baked twin pastry shells, one filled with leeks and scallions, the other filled with spicy potatoes and vegetables garnished with mint yogurt.

Aushak - appetizer

Eggplant sauteed with onion, tomatoes, pepper, garlic and turmeric.

Banjan - appetizer

Pan-fried eggplant seasoned with spices, then baked with fresh tomatoes, served on yogurt garlic mint sauce.

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Bucklawa

Layers of homemake thin pastry with walnuts, almonds, pistachios, spiced with cinnamon and cloves, then baked and finished with honey caramel.

Sheerberaing

Rice pudding, served with pistachio and cardamom.

Our Cake

Homemade cardamom and pineapple cake served with ice cream with fresh pineapple, dates and figs on pomegranate sauce.

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Martinis

Classic Martini, Gibson Cocktail, Dirty Martini, Lemon Drop, Cosmopolitan, Manhattan

Specials

Old Fashioned, Gin & Tonic, Long Island, Whiskey Sour, Cuba Libre, Margarita, Mojito, Mai Tai

Beverages

Pineappl Juice, Cranberry Juice, Fresh Hand Squeezed Orange Juice, Afghan Special Yogurt Drink

Whiskey, Vodka, Tequila, Rum, Wines

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Our Delicious Menu

Qoremay Ma-He
  • Fresh Sea Bass pan fried, then sauteed with onion, peeled tomatoes, garlic, ginger, sun dried tomato, radishes and potato served with challow rice
Ma-He Berian
  • Filet of trout pan fried, served with sauteed eggplant and rice seasoned with dates and walnuts
Mourgh Salata
  • Fresh boneless breast of chicken, marinated then grilled, served on mixed green salad with grilled vegetables and vinaigrette dressing
Vegetarian Entrees
  • A platter of baked pumpkin, pan-fried eggplant, sauteed spinach and okra sauteed in fresh tomatoes, served with pallow rice.
Kourma Challow
  • Fresh green beans, carrots, cauliflower, turnips and potato sauteed with onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and cilantro served with sauteed spinach and challow rice.
Aushak
  • Afghan ravioli, filled with leeks and scallions, served on yogurt, garlic and mint sauce, topped with yellow split-peas and carrot sauce
Sabzi Challow
  • Spinach sauteed with Afghan seasonings, served with garlic mushrooms, okra and challow rice.
Kaddo and Banjan Challow
  • Pan fried then baked pumpkin and eggplant served with yogurt garlic sauce and challow rice.
Showla
  • Medium rice, mong beans and black-eyed peas, sauteed with onion, tomatoes and fresh garlic, then baked with dill and coriander seeds, served with poblano pepper filled with spinach and cheese, served with tomato and cilantro sauce.
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Our Happy Customers

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Zuzana Giertlova

This is one of the best places to eat in Boston. The food is always delicious and high quality and the staff is incredibly warm and friendly. Thank you so much for making every dinner special!!

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Sean Sanker

Amazing food. I had vegetarian sampler and my wife had the meatballs. I would absolutely go again

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Mohamed sissoko

Fantastic service and food, our server lisa was really helpful and friendly, def will come back.

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