Roksana's Persian Food

Take-out ONLY

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617-393-2229

617-393-2239

133 Mt Auburn St, Watertown, MA 02472

Hours

Take-out ONLY

Monday: CLOSED

(Will accept catering orders placed ahead of time)

Tuesday: 11am-7pm

Wednesday: 11am-7pm

Thursday: 11am-8pm

Friday: 11am-8pm

Saturday: 11am-8pm

Sunday: 11am-7pm

Menu

Kababs​ 

All of our meat and poultry is certified HALAL

Roksana's Family Platter| $70.00

Combination of 1 skewer of lamb kabab, 1 skewer of beef kabab, 1 skewer of chicken kabab, 1 skewer of beef koobideh, and 1 skewer of grilled tomatoes

+ 3 portions of rice

Chicken King| $54.00

2 skewers of chicken kabab, 2 skewers of beef koobideh, and 1 skewer of grilled tomatoes served on a pita bread

+ 3 portions of rice

Koobideh King| $50.00

4 skewers of beef koobideh and 1 skewer of grilled tomatoes served on a pita bread

+ 3 portions of rice

Lamb Soltani| $33.00

​1 skewer of lamb kabab and 1 skewer of beef koobideh served on 1 portion of rice with a grilled tomato

Beef Soltani| $33.00

1 skewer of beef kabab and 1 skewer of beef koobideh served on 1 portion of rice with a grilled tomato

Torsh Soltani| $33.00

1 skewer of torsh kabab and 1 skewer of beef koobideh served on 1 portion of rice with a grilled tomato

Chicken Torsh Soltani| $28.00

1 skewer of chicken torsh kabab and 1 skewer of beef koobideh served on 1 portion of rice with a grilled tomato

Chicken Soltani| $25.00

1 skewer of chicken kabab and 1 skewer of beef koobideh served on 1 portion of rice with a grilled tomato

Koobideh Soltani| $23.00

2 skewers of beef koobideh served on 1 portion of rice with a grilled tomato

Lamb Kabab Plate| $25.00

1 skewer of boneless grilled lamb meat marinated with Chef's special spices served on 1 portion of rice with a grilled tomato

Beef Kabab Plate| $25.00

1 skewer of grilled beef marinated with Chef's special spices served on 1 portion of rice with a grilled tomato

Torsh Kabab Plate| $25.00

1 skewer of grilled beef marinated with walnut and pomegranate molasses served on 1 portion of rice with a grilled tomato

Chicken Torsh Kabab Plate| $20.00

1 skewer of grilled chicken cubes marinated with walnut and pomegranate molasses served on 1 portion of rice with a grilled tomato

Chicken Kabab Plate| $17.00

1 skewer of grilled chicken cubes (white meat) marinated with Chef's special spices served on 1 portion of basmati rice with a grilled tomato

Beef KOOBIDEH Plate| $15.00

1 skewer of grilled, seasoned GROUND beef served on 1 portion of basmati rice with a grilled tomato

Chicken KOOBIDEH Plate| $15.00

1 skewer of grilled, seasoned ground chicken served on 1 portion of basmati rice with a grilled tomato

Grilled Salmon Plate| $25.00

Grilled salmon filet marinated in olive oil and Chef's special spices served on 1 portion of basmati rice with a grilled tomato

Grilled Veggie Plate| $16.00

Grilled, seasoned mixed vegetables served on 1 portion of basmati rice with a grilled tomato

Lamb Kabab Skewer| $20.00

1 skewer of boneless grilled lamb meat marinated with Chef's special spices

Beef Kabab Skewer| 20.00

1 skewer of grilled beef marinated with Chef's special spices

Torsh Kabab Skewer| $20.00

1 skewer of grilled beef marinated with walnut and pomegranate molasses

Chicken Torsh Kabab Skewer| $15.00

1 skewer of grilled chicken cubes marinated with walnut and pomegranate molasses

Chicken Kabab Skewer| $12.00

1 skewer of grilled chicken cubes (white meat) marinated with Chef's special spices

Beef KOOBIDEH Skewer| $10.00

1 skewer of grilled, seasoned GROUND beef & onion

Chicken Koobideh Skewer| $10.00

1 skewer of grilled, seasoned ground chicken & onion

Grilled Salmon| $20.00

Grilled salmon filet marinated in olive oil and Chef's special spices

Grilled Veggies| $11.00

Grilled, seasoned mixed vegetables served with a grilled tomato

Grilled Tomato| $1.50

1 grilled tomato

Pita Bread| $1.00

1 loaf of pita bread

Others​ 

Stew of the day (Thursday-Sunday) served on 1 portion of rice| $20.00-$22.00

  • Ghaime/Ghorme Sabzi: $20.00

  • Fesenjan/Aloo Esfenaj: $22.00

Stew by the pound: $18.00/lb.

​(Check Instagram story or call us to find out the stew of the day Thursday-Sunday)

Lamb shank served w/ your choice of fava bean rice, barberry rice, or white rice | $25.00

Lamb shank only | $20.00

Saffron-boiled chicken served on barberry rice| $17.00

Saffron-boiled chicken served on rice| $15.00

Saffron-boiled chicken only| $10.00



 Appetizers 

Please note that all appetizers are already packed and their weight may vary slightly in ounces.

​Shirazi Salad| $6/ 12 Oz

Diced cucumber, diced tomato, diced red onion, dried mint, and lemon juice

Chicken Potato Salad| $9 / 16 Oz

Chicken, potato, cucumber pickles, eggs, and mayonnaise

Mirza Ghasemi| $9/ 12 Oz

Smoked eggplant, tomato, tomato paste, garlic, and eggs

Kashk-o-Bademjaan| $9/ 12 Oz 

Smoked eggplant with a mix of chopped herbs, whey, fried garlic, fried onion, and fried dried mint

Zaytoon Parvardeh| $9/ 12 Oz 

Green olives in a marinate of crushed walnuts, pomegranate molasses, pomegranate seeds, pomegranate juice, garlic, olive oil, and spices

Mast-o-Bademjaan| $7 /12 Oz

A blend of smoked eggplant and yogurt with spices and garlic

Mast-o-Mosir| $7 /12 Oz

A blend of finely chopped shallots and yogurt

Mast-o-Khiar| $7 /12 Oz

A blend of yogurt and diced cucumber with mint

Mast-o-esfenaj| $7 / 12 Oz

A blend of yogurt, sauteed spinach, and garlic

Aash-e-Reshteh| $7 /16 Oz

Fresh chopped herbs, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, whey, and Persian Reshteh (noodles) garnished with fried onion, fried garlic, fried dried mint, and whey

Haleem| $8 /16 Oz

Pulled lamb cooked with wheat, cinnamon, and sugar

FAQ: Koobideh vs. Kabab vs. Torsh

A quick guide to the differences between the names in the menu

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Koobideh

Ground meat on a skewer

(beef or chicken option)



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Kabab

Cubes of meat on a skewer

(lamb, beef, or chicken option)



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Torsh

Cubes of meat marinated in walnut and pomegranate on a skewer

(beef or chicken option)

Catering Menu

**We do not carry these items at all times**

*These are just some suggestions as to what we can make for your events, weddings, and parties.

*The items on this menu can only be ordered in a large quantity

MIXED RICES

Persian Jeweled Rice (Morasa polo)

Colorful rice with a delightful sweet and sour taste

Steamed basmati rice mixed with dried bitter orange peel, slivered carrots, slivered almond and pistachios, dried barberries, raisins, saffron, butter, and spices 

Sour Cherry Rice (Albaloo polo) 

A classic Persian side dish, can be served with chicken or meatballs

Steamed basmati rice with sour cherry (may contain pits), saffron, sugar, butter, and special spices 

Persian Herbs Rice (Sabzi polo) 

An herb-packed rice that can be served with fish, lamb, beef or chicken

Steamed basmati rice with a mixture of herbs (cilantro, parsley, and more), garlic, and butter

Lentil Rice (Adas polo) 

A delicious and traditional Iranian dish 

Steamed basmati rice with seasoned lentil (can be topped with seasoned raisins or dates or both), caramelized onion, and spices

Persian Green Beans Rice (Lobia polo) 

A popular and complete one-pot meal 

Steamed basmati  rice with seasoned green beans, ground beef (traditionally with small cuts of beef/lamb chunks), tomato paste, saffrons, and spices

Barberry Rice (Zereshk polo) 

An eye-catching colorful side dish serve with chicken (usually) 

Steamed basmati  rice with barberries and spices 

Fava beans & Dill Rice (Baghali polo) 

A popular and tasty side dish serve with lamb shank (usually)

Steamed basmati rice with fava beans (Broad beans), dill, butter, and spices (served with braised lamb shank)

Turmeric Rice (Dampokhtak or Dami baghala)

A flavorful golden color dish which remind us our moms and grandmothers 

Steamed basmati rice with dried yellow split fava beans (lappeh baghali in Persian), turmeric, butter, caramelized onion, cooking oil, salt and pepper (serves with overeasy fried eggs or torshi)

STEWS

Persian Herb Stew (Ghorme Sabzi) 

A delicious stew, known as "Iran's national dish"

A slow cooked stew loaded with slow fried mixture of fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, fenugreek), red kidney beans, dried lime, and chunk of beaf, onion, and spices

Eggplant Stew (Ghaime Bademjaan)  

A special stew for eggplant lovers

A slow cooked tomato based stew with fried eggplants, particular size of beef chunks, yellow split peas, dried lime, onion, and spices 

Yellow Split Peas Stew (Khoresht-e-Ghaime) 

The most cooked stew at home kitchens that has many fans

A slow cooked tomato based stew with particular size of beef chunks, yellow split peas, dried lime, onion, fried potato and spices 

Walnut Stew (Khoresht-e-Fesenjaan) 

A rich and flavorful stew from the north coast with sour-sweet taste 

A very slow cooked stew with chicken (breast or leg), toasted walnut, pomegranate molasses and juice, onion, angelica and special spices 

Okra Stew (Khoresht-e-Bamiyeh) 

A spicy stew more popular in south coast 

A slow cooked stew with chicken (Traditionally with lamb or beef), baby okra, tomato paste, onion, lemon juice, and hot spices

Celery Stew (Khoresht-e-Karafs) 

A healthy and fragrant and a little tart taste stew

A slow cooked stew with lamb or beef, celery, mint and parsley, onion, lime juice, and spices

Spinach and Plum Stew (Khoresht-e-Aloo esfenaaj) 

A stew with harmoniously savory, tart and sweet taste at once

A slow cooked stew with chicken (beef or lamb) ,spinach, plum is not always available (black prunes is a closest substitution of plum) ,onion, and spices

Quince Stew (Khoresht-e-beh) 

A warm and happy color stew for fall season

A slow cooked stew with meat (lamb or beef), quince, yellow split peas, onion, saffron, juice of lime, and spices

Chickpeas Stew (Dizi or Abgosht) 

A popular stew in Iran prepared and served in clay or stone pots

A slow cooked stew with lamb shank , chickpeas,white beans, potato, onion, and spices 

Persian spicy Fish Stew ( Ghaliye Mahi)

A tasty and aromatic stew from beautiful South part of Iran (Khozestan)

A stew with fish (Tilapia, cod, snapper), Cilantro, fenugreek, garlic, onion, tamarind pulp, whole wheat flour, and spices

Carrot Stew ( Khoresht-e-Havij)

A colorful and sweet-savory taste stew from North West of Iran (Tabriz)

A slow cooked stew whit meat (lamb our beef), yellow split peas, tomato paste, lemon juice, onion, carrots, and spices 

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AASH (Thick Persian Soup):

Persian Traditional Aash (AASH-E-SHOLE GHALAMKAR) 

One of the most famous Persian traditional aash

A slow cooked aash with lamb, peas, beans, spinach, lentil, wheat, herbs, onion, and spices

Barley Aash (AASH-E-Jo) 

The only food that barley is a main ingredient in Persian Cuisine

A slow cooked aash with Barley, chickpeas, beans, lentil, herbs and spinach, onion, and spices topping with whay (Kashk), fried onion and garlic and fried dried mint

Pomegranate Aash (AASH-E-Anaar) 

An outstanding aash with sweet-sour taste

A slow cooked aash with stuffed ground beef (meatball used traditionally), pomegranate juice, yellow split peas, lentil, basmati rice, parsley and spinach, onion, and spices topping with pomegranate seeds (when available), fried onion

All our meat is certified HALAL



GILANI FOODS ​

A collection of diverse highly nutritious foods from the south shore of the Caspian Sea, called Gilan province. 

Beans and Dill Stew (Baghala Ghatogh)

One of the most popular vegetarian dish in Gilan 

A stew cooked with peeled beans (Pache baghala or Baghala Rashti), dill, garlic, turmeric, salt and pepper.

Sour Chicken Stew (Morgh-e-torsh)

A stew loaded with specific green herbs usually only found in Gilan with amazing taste and magnificent aroma

A stew cooked with chicken, yellow split peas, chopped special herbs, biter orange juice, eggs, garlic, onion, and special spices  

Anaarbij Stew (Khoresh-e-Anaarbig)

A unique sour taste with amazing aroma from the special hebs

A stew cooked with herbed meatball, walnut, pomegranate molasses, garlic, onion, specific aromatic herbs, and special spices

Abki Stew (Abki ya Tale koteh ghorab)

A very local stew from Rahim Abad (west of Gilan)

A stew cooked with chicken, extremely fine chopped herbs including spinach or beet leaves, cilantro, mint, if available torshe vash, sour grape juice, eggs, onion, salt and pepper 

Chicken Egg stew (Chaghartameh)

Very special and local stew 

A boiled chicken stew with eggs, Saffron, fried onion, salt, pepper, cinnamon, sour orange juice







Kababs

One skewer of grilled seasoned mixture of ground lamb and ground beef serve with basmati rice and grilled tomato

Bone in Chicken Kabab ( Joojeh Kabab)

Grilled bone in chicken dark meat marinated with Saffron and Chef's special spices

Saffron Chicken Kabab

Grilled chicken white meat marinated with Saffron, lemon juice, salt and pepper

Safforani Special Koobideh

Grilled seasoned your choice of  ground meat (lamb or beef ) with saffron and chef's special spices 

Whole Salmon fillet with special sauce

Grilled a whole salmon fillet marinated with chef's special spices topped with special walnut sauce 



OTHERS ​



Persian Saffron Stuffed Rice  (TAH CHIN)

A spectacular side dish with beautiful color and aroma 

An oven baked saffron basmati rice bar with plain yogurt, eggs, butter, lemon juice, infused with chicken breast (optional), and dried barberries

Persian Beef Patties (Beef Kotlet)

A delicious patty can be served hot or cold, with/out bread

A pan fried patty from mixture of ground beef, potato, onion, eggs, and spices

Persian Chicken Patties (Chicken Kotlet)

A delicious patty can be served hot or cold, with/out bread

A pan fried patty from mixture of ground chicken breast, potato, onion, eggs, and spices

Persian Herbs Patties (Koko sabzi)

A delicious herbs frittata-like appetizer 

A pan fried mixture of herbs (cilantro, parsley, and more), eggs, and spices, optional ingredients to add on are: walnut, barberries, raisins,

​Persian Shaami  (Shaami Gilani)

A donuts like meat patty ( Gilani version of Shaami)

A pan fried patty from mixture of already cooked meat (lamb or beef), cooked potato, cooked beans (mixture of several beans), onion, cooking oil , and spices

Persian Rice meatball ( Koofteh Tabrizi)

An amazing tasty meatball that not be found in any other meatballs

Basmati rice, ground beef,herbs (cilantro, parsley, mint, basil leaves, tarragon, scallion), onion , and spices

For inside of the koofteh we use hardly cooked eggs, caramelized onion, black prunes, and raisins 

Persian Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolme Barg e Mow)

A wonderful and flavorful side dish. Its truly time consuming and needs a lot of expertise and skills  because we make it from scratch, compare to many others that use the canned dolme and only change the flavor

 Grape leaves, basmati rice, ground beef, yellow split peas, fried onion, onion, herbs (mint leaves, basil, tarragon, scallion), Tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, barberry (optional), raisins (optional), and spices

Whole White Fish (Mahi Sefid)

An amazing and tasty fish dish for Persian New Year 

A whole cleaned pan fried white fish marinated with special spices (usually serve with herbs rice- Sabzi Polo)

Khorak-e-Zaban



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DISSERTS

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Saffron Rice Pudding (Shole zard)

A popular dessert with magnificent taste

Rice, saffron, rose water, sugar, coking oil, sliced almond (sliced almond, pistachios, cinnamon for garnish)

Persian style Halve (Tar Halve)

An amazing dessert to serve with tea or coffee 

Wheat flour, sugar, rose water, saffron, sliced almond, cooking oil, (pistachios, sliced almond and cinnamon for garnish)

Persian Style Home made Baklava (Baghlava)

A popular dessert with several different recipe all over the Middle East. Persian style has less syrup and less butter

Phyllo dough, nuts ( walnut or pistachios or almond, or mixed of three), honey, sugar, saffron, butter, rose water, and cardamom

Persian Rice Pudding (Fereni)

Serves cold (usually) or hot.

Milk, rice flour, sugar, rose water (pistachios or cinnamon on top- optional)

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Our Location:

133 Mt Auburn St,

Watertown, Ma 02472