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Appetizers
Tandoori Breads
Alu Samosa
$4.49
Chicken Samosa
$4.99
Two pieces of crispy shaped pastry filled with
stuffing of potatoes, onion, peas, and spices.
Two pieces of crispy pastry filled with stuffing
of ground chicken and spices.
Our naan is handmade to order
right here throughout the day and served
in generous portions, fresh from the clay oven.
Naan$1.99
Unleavened white flour bread baked in the
clay oven.
Hummus$5.66
Garlic Naan
$2.99
Falafel$5.66
Onion Naan
$2.99
Dip made of mashed chickpeas and tahini
with lemon and garlic, served with fresh naan.
Vegetable patties made with chick peas,
parsley, onion, and Middle Eastern spices.
Leavened fine flour bread stuffed with fresh
garlic and herbs.
Naan stuffed with onions.
Sizzling Kabab Platters
Served over Rice, Sauteed Onion and Green Pepper, with Romaine Lettuce and Garlic Sauce.
Lamb Shawarma
$12.50
Grilled Chicken
Lamb Kabab
$12.50
Chicken Seekh Kabab $10.38
Lamb Curry
$12.50
Curry Chicken
$11.33
Goat
$12.50
Kabab Chicken
$11.33
Lahori Fried Fish
$11.33
Chicken Bihari Kabab $11.33
Thin-sliced shawarma-style lamb tossed in the
pan with special house seasoning.
Chunks of lamb cooked in special seasoning.
Chopped lamb cooked with curry-spiced, diced
onions and tomatoes and house seasoning.
Goat cooked bone-in and marinated with a
special spice blend.
Fried jumbo tilapia served with sautéed onions
and green peppers.
$10.38
Thin-sliced shawarma-style chicken tossed in
the pan with special house seasoning.
Marinated, ground chicken cooked on a
skewer in a clay oven and seasoned with our
special ten-spice blend.
Chopped chicken cooked with curry-spiced,
diced onions and tomatoes and house seasoning.
Cubes of chicken grilled on skewers in the clay
oven, served with sautéed onions and green
peppers.
Marinated chicken thigh grilled on skewers in
the clay oven, served with sautéed onions and
green peppers.
Zahra Fresh Sandwiches
Chicken Hoagie
$7.55
Our best-selling sandwich is made with sauteed
onion and green pepper and special seaoning.
Chicken Ranchero Hoagie $7.55
Our chicken hoagie topped with a creamy
ranch dressing.
Fish Hoagie
$8.49
Breaded and fried jumbo tilapia made to order.
Zahra Burger
$9.43
Falafel Burger
$7.55
Marinated keema (minced) chicken patty with
our special blend of kabab seasoning. Includes
a side of fries and fountain drink.
Falafel patty, lettuce and tomato with sauteed
onion, green pepper and garlic sauce. Includes
a side of fries and fountain drink.
Hoagies are made with sautéed onion, green pepper,
garlic sauce, lettuce and tomato on a fresh footlong
Amorosa roll. Add fries for $2.99.
Zahra Fresh Wraps
Veggie Falafel
$9.43
Chicken
$8.49
Chicken Tikka
$10.38
Fish
$10.38
Chicken Seekh Kabab
$10.38
Chicken Falafel
$10.38
Zahra’s giant wraps are made to
order on fresh homemade naan, with
sautéed onion, green pepper, garlic
sauce, lettuce and tomato.
Chicken Bihari
$10.38
Lamb
$11.33
Add a side of fries to any wrap
or hoagie for $2.99.
Ask us about catering!
We can prepare and deliver meals for your group of thirty to one hundred at locations within 10 miles
of our restaurant. A variety of packages are available, and we will work with you to plan a meal that
suits your office event or private party budget. Talk to the manager or owner, or contact our staff by
phone or e-mail to discuss your catering needs.
Tandoori Specialties
Rice Specialties
Chicken Tikka Boneless $8.99
Chicken Biryani
$10.38
Chicken Seekh Kabab $9.99
Goat Biryani
$12.50
Chicken Bihari Kabab $8.99
Lamb Biryani
$12.50
Cubes of chicken marinated in yogurt and
spices, grilled on skewers in the clay oven.
Four kababs - Ground chicken and grated
onion with special house seasoning cooked on
skewers in the clay oven.
Boneless chicken thigh marinated with Zahra’s
special house seasoning.
Boneless chicken cooked with herbs and
spices, and mixed in aromatic Basmati rice.
Fresh goat cooked on the bone in a thick curry
of herbs and spices and mixed in aromatic
Basmati rice.
Boneless lamb cooked cooked in a thick curry
of herbs and spices and mixed in aromatic
Basmati rice.
Zahra House Specialties
Chicken Karahi
$13.99 / $23.59
Chicken Seekh Kabab Karahi
$13.99 / $23.59
Goat or Lamb Karahi
$17.99 / $32.99
Bone-in or boneless spiced chicken curry pan-seared with fresh ginger,
garlic, tomatoes, and spices. Available as one or two portions.
Kababs cooked in the tandoor, sliced, and pan-seared with fresh tomatoes and special house seasoning. Available as one or two portions.
Spiced bone-in goat or boneless lamb curry, pan-seared with fresh
ginger, garlic, tomatoes, and spices. Available as one or two portions.
Zahra House Specialties
are all made from scratch
and include naan, rice, and
fountain drink.
Great food takes time! Our food is
prepared fresh to order, so please be
patient while we cook for you, and let us
know if you are in a hurry.
Zahra Restaurant is the vision of owner Khalid Jilani, an American of Pakistani heritage
who grew up in State College. He graduated from State College Area School District
in 1998, and attended Penn State where he earned a BA in Political Science in 2004.
A few years later he opened his own convenience store in Harrisburg, but in 2010 he
sold the business to pursue his childhood dream of running a restaurant that would offer
something unique to the local community while paying homage to his Pakistani roots. After
the birth of his daughter, he decided to name his restaurant after her, and on October 8,
2011, Zahra Restaurant had its grand opening. Zahra does its best to present the flavors
of Pakistan and the Middle East in a way that is both faithful to the heritage it represents,
and appealing to the wider Central Pennsylvania community that Jilani and his family call
home. It is his goal to honor and serve both of these cultures with the food he prepares.
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Curry Specialties
SERVED WITH NAAN AND RICE
Chicken Curry
$11.33
Lamb Korma
Chicken Jalfrezi
$11.33
Lamb or Goat Curry $12.50
Butter Chicken
$11.33
Lamb or Goat Saag $12.50
Chicken cubes sautéed with onions and
tomatoes in a curry sauce.
Tender pieces of boneless chicken with fresh
herbs and tomatoes, bell peppers and onions.
Tender pieces of boneless chicken cooked in a
mild fresh tomato sauce, flavored with butter.
Chicken Tikka Masala $11.33
Tender boneless pieces of chicken cooked in a
fresh tomato, onion, and spiced sauce.
$12.50
Very mildly spiced lamb flavored with coconut
and simmered in cream and almond sauce.
Pieces of lamb or goat cooked in onions,
ginger, garlic, tomatoes, and spices.
Tender morsels of lamb or goat, cooked with
freshly minced, spiced spinach.
Zahra respects the dietary preferences of all of its
customers and makes every attempt to accommodate
their needs. In accordance with the Jilani family’s
cultural heritage, we serve only halal food and no
alcohol is allowed. Our menu is labeled to show items
that are suitable for other specific dietary restrictions
as they are normally prepared, and we may be able to
make adjustments to additional menu items if desired.
Chicken Korma
$11.33
Chana Chicken
$11.33
If you have any dietary concerns, please tell our staff
when you make your order and we will take special care
to address them.
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Chicken Achari
$11.33
Chicken Saag
$11.33
Zabihah Halal - All our meats are procured and
prepared in accordance with zabihah guidelines.
Vegetarian - Contains no animal flesh, including
meat, fish, poultry, or their byproducts.
Vegan - Strict vegetarian, containing no animal
products such as dairy, eggs, honey, or any
byproducts.
Gluten-Free - Ask us and we will accommodate!
Very mildly spiced chicken, flavored with
coconut and almond, and simmered in a
creamy spiced onion sauce.
Chicken and chick peas, cooked in an onion
and tomato gravy with herbs and spices.
Boneless chicken, cooked with special
Pakistani pickles in a flavorful, spicy sauce.
Cubes of chicken cooked with fresh spinach
and spices.
The PA Department of Public Health advises that eating raw or undercooked meat, poultry, eggs or seafood poses
a health risk to everyone, but especially to the elderly, young children under age 4, pregnant women and other highly
susceptible individuals with compromised immune systems. Thorough cooking of such animal foods reduces the risk of
illness. Zahra Restaurant follows safe kitchen practices and uses quality ingredients to minimize risk to its customers.
Vegetarian Specialties
Kids’ Menu
SERVED WITH NAAN AND RICE
Mutter Paneer
$10.38
Homemade fried cheese cubes with garden fresh
peas in a mild sauce.
Palak Paneer
$10.38
Cottage cheese cubes cooked with fresh spinach
and herbs.
FOUNTAIN DRINK AND FRIES INCLUDED
Chicken Tenders
$6.61
Chicken Nuggets
$6.61
Breaded and fried white meat.
A classic American children’s snack.
Chicken Cheeseburger $6.61
White chicken breast patty, breaded and fried,
with cheese, garlic sauce, lettuce and tomato.
Paneer Tikka Masala $10.38
Dessert
Hand-made cottage cheese cubes cooked in
special Tandoori sauce with spices.
Chana Masala
$10.38
Daal
$10.38
Vegetable Karahi
$12.50
Chick peas cooked in spiced sauce.
Lentils cooked with mild spices.
Pan-seared fresh mixed veggies stewed in sauce
made of spiced tomato, ginger, and garlic.
Paneer Karahi
$3.99
Gulab Jamun
$3.99
A special house dessert made with Basmati
Pakistani rice and served with raisins and
pistachios.
Milk puffs fried and soaked in honey and
rosewater syrup.
Rasmalai
Beverages
Mango Shake
$3.99
Mango Lassi
$3.99
Soft Drinks
$2.50
Mango pulp with milk and sugar.
Zahra
Middle Eastern and Pakistani Restaurant
4830 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
717-412-0750
Dine In & Take Out • We Cater for All Occasions
$3.99
Homemade cheese simmered with milk
and nuts, served cold.
$12.50
Cubes of paneer simmered with fresh tomatoes,
onion, ginger, garlic and spices.
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Kheer
Mango pulp blended with milk, sugar, and
yogurt.
Fountain sodas, Fanta Orange, Hi-C Pink
Lemonade, sweet and unsweetened tea.
Pink
Lemonade
NO BYOB ALLOWED