Jaji debuts in uptown Oakland on Thursday, January 30, showcasing Afghan food in an entirely new way. Take the shola-qorooti arancinis. Traditionally it’s a sticky rice with mung beans and dill ...

At Jaji, their bolani is filled with sweet roasted winter squash and crispy leeks, cut into triangles and served with a zippy green chutney with a lingering heat. Shola, or Afghan sticky rice ...

bolani (fried Afghan pastry filled with potatoes or green onions) and mantu (steamed dumplings filled with beef or lamb, onions and spices and topped with an orange sauce made from chaka).