Minzaman Lebanese Restaurant
292 Lygon St. Carlton, Victoria 3053, Northcote
(03) 9349 1299
Traditional home made dips
Labneh Dip (V)
Cucumber, mint, garlic and extra virgin olive oil blended with a rich and creamy yoghurt base
$11.00
Hommos Dip (V)
Pureed chickpeas blended with lemon juice, garlic, and tahina
$11.00
Baba Ghanoush Dip (V)
Char-grilled eggplant blended with lemon juice, garlic, and tahina
$11.00
Salsa Harra (V)
Tahina blended with garlic, coriander, walnuts and hot chili. Served with crunchy Lebanese bread
$11.00
Sahen Meshakal (V)
A combilnation of all three home-made dips. Labneh, Hommos and Baba Ghanoush
$18.00
Mouth watering entrees
Falafel (V)
Chick Pea and Fava bean patties seasoned with Middle Eastern spices and fresh greens; Served hot with Lebanese bread and tahina tarator
$19.00
Jawaneh
Baked chicken wings smothered in ‘za-atar’, garlic and lemon juice
$9.00
Sambousek Meshakel
A combilnation of pastry wraps; Triangles with fetta cheese, mint and onion. As well as, rolled pastries of seasoned ground lamb. All drizzled with pomegranate molasses
$11.00
Ma-anek
Barbecued seasoned lamb sausage smothered with a fresh lemon juice and sumac dressing
$12.00
Atz (V)
Vegetarian lentil soup served with fried Lebanese bread
$9.00
Warak Areesh
Vine leaves delicately wrapped around rice, mint and ground lamb. Simmered in olive oil and lemon juice. Served with a dollop of Labneh
$9.00
Tempting mezza favourites & sides
Mezza Variety Platter
A platter of Falafel, Warak Areesh, Ma-anek, Cheese Sambousek, Jawaneh and kabeese; Refer to menu items for full description of items on this platter
$37.00
Lahmeh Bil Ajeen
Flat bread smothered with minced lamb, fresh parsley, Lebanese spices and baked to perfection. Topped with lemon juice and hot chili (optional)
$8.00
Fatayer (V)
Garden fresh baby spinach with onion, pomegranate molasses and fresh lemon juice in a home-made pastry wrap
$8.00
Mahshee Malfouf (V)
Cabbage rolls filled with rice and fresh herbs. Slowly cooked in a tomato concase
$9.00
Foul Medammes (V)
Warm fava beans seasoned with ground cumin, lemon juice, chili (optional), garlic, tahina, tomato and olive oil. Served with Lebanese bread
$11.00
Kabeese (V)
Whole black olives with pickled turnip and pickled gherkin
$8.00
Loubee (V)
A home made specialty consisting of fresh green beans slowly cooked with onion, tomato and a hint of garlic
$8.00
Batates Makli-ya (V)
A generous bowl of string fries seasoned with oregano leaves and served with tomato sauce
$8.00
Khobz
A basket of fresh Lebanese bread
$4.00
Additions
Add fried bread + $1.00
Roz bil Sha-Areya (V)
Basmati rice cooked with traditional fine egg noodles, ghee and lightly seasoned
$6.00
Roz Mekhalat
Lightly seasoned basmati rice combined with lean minced lamb, roasted almonds and pine nuts
$11.00
Moujaddara (V)
Basmati rice with green lentils, Lebanese spices and sautéed onion
$7.00
Traditional middle eastern main course
Kharoof Mehamar
Lamb eye fillets sautéed with pomegranate molasses, seeded mustard and Lebanese herbs; Served with our roz bil sha-areya and loubee
$24.00
Shish Tawook
Skewered chicken fillet pieces char-grilled and topped with a garlic, herb & lemon dressing. Served with tabouli
$22.00
Shish Kofta
Skewered lamb mince seasoned with fresh parsley, onion, and authentic Lebanese spices; Char-grilled and drizzled with tahina and served with a fresh garden salad
$22.00
Kibbeh
Lamb and cracked wheat shells filled with pine nuts and Middle Eastern Spices. Served with our Loubee, moujadara and dollop of labneh
$22.00
Betinjan Maklee (V)
Garden fresh fried eggplant smothered with our yoghurt and mint sauce. Served with moujaddara and loubee
$20.00
Sahen See-Yammi (V)
Two cabbage rolls served with our roz bil sha-areya, loubee and two falafel patties smothered in tahina
$21.00
Lahme Meshwi
Seasoned lamb fillets skewered and char-grilled to perfection; Drizzled with tahina and served with a fresh garden salad
$22.00
Samkee Harrah
Subject to availabillity; Baby Snapper ~ Whole and fresh. Seasoned with garlic, chili and coriander, char-grilled and smothered with a spicy walnut and tahina sauce. Topped with roasted almonds and pine nuts
$34.00
Jaj Harr
Succulent chicken fillets stir-fried with chili, fresh herbs, a hint of garlic and a squeeze of lemon. Served with our roz mekhalat and Loubee
$23.00
Samkee Szgheereh
Subject to availabillity; Flash fried fresh white bait in Lebanese spices, lemon juice and a hint of garlic. Served with our moujadara, tahina dip and fresh lemon
$24.00
Roz Bil Bizella
Traditional Middle Eastern stew of diced lamb, peas and carrot slowly cooked in tomato salsa and served with roz bil sha-areya
$19.00
Kraidis Bil Toum
Stir-fried fresh prawns in lemon juice, garlic, herbs, and olive oil. Served with our roz mekhalat and fresh garden salad
$28.00
Macaronna Fel Forn
Penne macaroni combined with a creamy béchamel sauce and seasoned minced lamb. Oven baked and served with a fresh garden salad
$19.00
Lebanese Mixed Grill
Grilled chicken and Lamb skewers with spicy Lebanese sausage and succulent chicken wings. Served with our batates makli-ya and a fresh garden salad
$28.00
Garden fresh salads
Salata Bil Zaytoon
A salad of whole black olives, lettuce, cucumber, and tomato in an olive oil and balsamic dressing
$9.00
Tabouli
A salad of fresh parsley, mint, cracked wheat, tomato and onion with freshly squeezed lemon juice and olive oil
$9.00
Value added platters
Vegetarian Variety Platter (V)
Four each ~ Cheese sambousek, fatayer, falafel and mahshee malfouf served with tabouli, hommos dip, labneh dip and fresh Lebanese flat bread
$55.00
Mixed Kebab Platter
Four each skewers ~ tawook, lahmeh, kofta and lahmeh bil ajeen. Served with hommos dip, roz mekhalat Lebanese bread and a garden salad
$65.00
Seafood Platter
Pan fried snapper in ground coriander and cumin accompanied by fresh white bait and prawns. Served with our moujaddara, tahina tarator, Lebanese bread and a fresh garden salad
$75.00