Jamila's Afghan cuisine Menu (Updated September 2025)
Welcome to Jamila's Afghan Cuisine, a vibrant Afghan restaurant nestled in the heart of Vancouver. Located at 2586 Commercial Dr, this gem brings authentic Afghan flavors to life. The menu is a delicious journey through traditional Afghan dishes, delivering a delightful combination of spices and textures that leave your taste buds yearning for more.
- Appetizers: Start your meal with delectable options, such as the Hummus Dip and Spinach Pie, both served with homemade bread. These dishes are perfect for sharing and set a delightful tone for your dining experience.
- Kababs & Curries: Indulge in the expertly prepared Lamb Seekh Kabab or the tender Chicken Sham, each accompanied by your choice of fragrant rice or salad, ensuring a satisfying main course that highlights the rich spices of Afghan cuisine.
- Desserts: Don't miss the sweet finish with Gulab Jamun or a slice of their luscious Red Velvet Cake, providing a harmonious end to your meal.
Patrons rave about the extraordinary flavors and the welcoming ambiance, with many highlighting dishes like Ashak dumplings and Lamb Qabuli Palaw as unforgettable. Jamila's invites you to savor the rich culinary heritage of Afghanistan, where each bite tells a story.
Appetizers:
Boolanee
Stuffed with mashed potatoes, onions, and fresh herbs. Served with homemade yogurt sauce.
CA$5.99Spinach Pie
Chopped spinach, feta cheese, and fresh herbs rolled in phyllo pastry. Served with tzatziki.
CA$5.99Vegetable Pakora
Crisp, fresh cauliflower, potatoes, onions, spinach balls, and Indian spices, served with chutney sauce.
CA$5.99Tzatziki Dip
Cool cucumbers, lemon juice, yogurt, fresh garlic, and dill. Served homemade bread.
CA$5.99Raita Dip
Cool cucumber, yogurt, and Indian spices. Served with homemade bread.
CA$5.99Mast-O Mousir Dip
Mediterranean plain yogurt, garnished with salt and pepper served with homemade bread.
CA$5.99Hummus Dip
Mashed chickpeas with tahini, olive oil, garlic, and pepper, served with homemade bread.
CA$5.99Desserts:
Baghlava
Filo pastry filled with nuts, butter, and cinnamon sweetened with sugar and rose water
CA$5.99Tiramisu
Made with layers of vanilla cake drizzled with an espresso kahlua mixture, tiramisu filling, and Mascarpone buttercream.
CA$5.99Tower Cheesecake
Decadent and creamy New York-style cheesecake
CA$5.99Rockin' Triple Chocolate
Covered with a dense dark chocolate mousse, and topped with chocolate cake cubes and a scrumptious chocolate glaze
CA$5.99Red Velvet Cake
Red velvet cake bites of fluffy moist cake with a very creamy delicate frosting giving a really wonderful mouth-feel.
CA$5.99Insane Oreo Cheese Cake
Dark chocolate cake layers, Oreo, and cream filling, consists Oreo butter cream, and chocolate drip.
CA$5.99Ras Malai
Popular Indian dessert of homemade cheese patty served cold with pistachios.
CA$5.99Gulab Jamun
Pastry balls made with milk and deep-fried in sugar syrup.
CA$5.99Biryani, Qabuli and Dumplings:
Lamb Qabuli Palaw
Afghan steamed rice cooked with boneless lamb garnished with raisins & carrots, served with cilantro sauce.
CA$12.99Chicken Qabuli Palaw
- Afghan steamed rice cooked with bone-in chicken leg garnished with raisins & carrots, served with cilantro sauce.
CA$12.99Qabuli Palaw
Afghan steamed rice cooked in perfection and garnished with raisins & carrots.
CA$6.99Mantoo
The mantu is an Afghan dumplings, filled with ground beef mixed in onions and afghan spices. Served with creamy garlic yogurt and a hearty tomato-based lentil sauce.
CA$12.99Ahshak
Ahshak is an Afghan version of dumplings, filled with chives, onions, and Afghan spices. It's served with creamy garlic yogurt and a hearty tomato-based lentil sauce.
CA$12.99Chicken Biryani
Indian basmati delicately cooked with bone-in chicken leg and Indian spices, served with raita sauce
CA$12.99Lamb Biryani
Indian basmati delicately cooked with boneless lamb and Indian spices, served with raita sauce.
CA$12.99Vegetable Biryani
Indian basmati cooked with mixed vegetable and potatoes, served with raita sauce.
CA$12.99Greek Rice Pilaf
Parboiled rice cooked with sauteed onion, ginger, corrects celery, garlic, chicken bas, then finished off with lemon and herbs.
CA$4.99Basmati Rice
Basmati rice cooked in perfection and is prized for its light, fluffy consistency, with the grains remaining separate rather than clumped together.
CA$4.99Kababs & Curries:
Lamb Seekh Kabab
Lamb ground mixed with fresh Indian spices, cooked in perfection, served with your choice of delicious rice (Basmati, Qabuli, Pilaf) or salad (Greek, Afghani).
CA$12.99Chicken Seekh Kabab
chicken thigh ground mixed with fresh Indian spices, cooked in perfection, served with your choice of delicious rice (Basmati, Qabuli, Pilaf) or salad (Greek, Afghani).
CA$12.99Beef Seekh Kabab
Ground beef mixed with fresh Indian spices, cooked in perfection, served with your choice of delicious rice (Basmati, Qabuli, Pilaf) or salad (Greek, Afghani).
CA$12.99Chicken Shami Kebab
2 skewers chicken thigh ground mixed with fresh afghan spices, cooked in perfection, served with your choice of delicious rice (Basmati, Qabuli, Pilaf) or salad (Greek, Afghani).
CA$12.99Beef Shami Kebab
2 skewers ground beef mixed with fresh afghan spices, cooked in perfection, served with your choice of delicious rice (Basmati, Qabuli, Pilaf) or salad (Greek, Afghani).
CA$12.99Lamb Shami Kabab
2 skewers ground lamb mixed with fresh afghan spices, cooked in perfection, served with your choice of delicious rice (Basmati, Qabuli, Pilaf) or salad (Greek, Afghani).
CA$12.99Meatball Curry
Meatball Curry Ground beef meatballs cooked in perfection with Afghan spice and herbs. Served with your choice of delicious rice (Basmati, Qabuli, Pilaf) or salad (Greek, Afghani).
CA$12.99Spinach Curry
Spinach Curry Chopped spinach, Mexican red beans, and Afghan spices cooked in perfection. Served with your choice of delicious rice (Basmati, Qabuli, Pilaf) or salad (Greek, Afghani).
CA$12.99Spanakopita
- Chopped spinach, feta cheese, and fresh herbs rolled in phyllo pastry. Served with your choice of delicious rice (Basmati, Qabuli, Pilaf) or salad (Greek, Afghani).
CA$12.99Chicken Tandoori
Chicken leg marinated overnight in yogurt, vinegar, ginger, and garlic, mixed with fresh spices. Served with your choice of delicious rice (Basmati, Qabuli, Pilaf) or salad (Greek, Afghani).
CA$12.99Moussaka
Layers of potato, eggplant, zucchini, and hearty beef ground meat sauce topped with a rich bechamel sauce. Served with your choice of delicious rice (Basmati, Qabuli, Pilaf) or salad (Greek, Afghani).
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