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​Welcome to Asmara
 
Our dishes are served communal style on a large piece of flat bread called injera.  Made from unleavened "teff" flour, injera is moist, spongy, and a little sour. The injera is traditionally served on a mosob-- a large round plate on a colorful woven basket table-- with a variety of TSEBHI (sauces and stews) arranged around the injera. The TSEBHI is the traditional dish (peas, lentils and red pepper) served vegetarian style or with a selection of chicken, beef or lamb.
 
Rich sauces and aromatic spices characterize the dishes.  A common ingredient is a spicy red pepper paste called berbere; cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, thyme and cloves are also frequently used.  
 
 
KEYI or BERBERE = fiery                                            ALIT’CHA  = milder
 

 

APPETIZERS/LIGHT MEALS 
1. SALATA FIT FIT........................................................................................................... $8.95
Chopped tomatoes, onions and green chilies seasoned in house dressing and soaked with pieces of injera.
2. BEEF SAMBUSA.......................................................................................................... $2.95
       Ground beef with pepper & onions wrapped in dough & deep-fried.
3. VEGGIE SAMBUSA...................................................................................................... $2.95
       Peppers, onions, potatoes & cabbage wrapped in dough & deep-fried.
 
 

 
 

KIDS MEAL(children 12 and under)
 
BONELESS CHICKEN in a mild sauce ........................................................................... $ 11.95
BEEF in a mild sauce....................................................................................................... $ 11.95
    
 
 

 
ENTREES
Entrees are served on either a plate of injera or rice, with salad & your choice of one:
1) Red lentil stew in a red pepper sauce  2) Collard greens & kale served in a mild yellow sauce       3) Cabbage, carrots & potatoes in a mild yellow sauce
Please note, an extra serving of Injera is $4.00.

​~FISH~
4. ZEGENIE/SPICY STEWED SALMON................................................................... $22.95
     Salmon stewed in a hot spicy sauce (ask for availability)
~ CHICKEN ~
 5. TSEBHI DERHO/ FIERY CHICKEN STEW .................................................... $ 22.95
     Tender chicken curried in red pepper sauce with a hard-boiled egg
 6. ALIT’CHA DERHO/CHICKEN STEW............................................................... $ 20.95
     Tender chicken curried in a mild yellow sauce with a hard-boiled egg
 7. CHICKEN TIBSI........................................................................................................ $ 20.95
      Chicken sautéed in green peppers, onions, tomatoes and hot spices
 
~ BEEF ~
 8. BEEF WITH OKRA.................................................................................................. $ 21.95
      Sauteed beef and okra cooked with onions in a hot spicy sauce
 9. ZEGENIE/FIERY BEEF STEW……........................................................................$ 22.95
      Beef cubes stewed in a hot spicy sauce
10. BEEF WITH SPINACH......................................................................................... $ 21.95
      Sautéed beef and spinach cooked with onions and berbere
11. BEEF WITH POTATOES......................................................................................... $ 21.95
      Sautéed beef cooked with potatoes in a hot spicy sauce
12. BEEF TIBSI................................................................................................................. $ 21.95
      Beef cubes sautéed in green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and hot spices
 
~LAMB ~
13. ZEGENIE BEGHIE/FIERY LAMB STEW.......................................................... $ 22.95
       Succulent lamb curried in a red pepper sauce
14. ALIT’CHA BEGHIE /LAMB STEW..................................................................... $ 22.95
        Chunks of lamb mildly cooked in onion sauce flavored with turmeric & garlic
15. LAMB TIBSI ............................................................................................................... $ 22.95
        Lamb cubes sautéed in green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and hot spices16. OKRA BEGHIE.......................................................................................................... $ 22.95
       Sautéed lamb and okra cooked with onions in a hot, spicy sauce 
17. LAMB WITH POTATOES....................................................................................... $ 22.95
       Sautéed lamb cooked with potatoes in a hot spicy sauce
18. LAMB WITH SPINACH......................................................................................... $ 22.95
          Sautéed lamb and spinach cooked with onions and berbere

~ VEGETARIAN ~
19. ALIT’CHA.................................................................................................................... $ 19.95
     Cabbage, carrots and potatoes stewed in a mild yellow sauce
20. TSEBHI HAMLI/STEWED GREENS................................................................. $ 19.95
     Collard greens and kale curried in a mild yellow sauce
21. BIRSEN/STEWED LENTILS................................................................................... $19.95
      Red lentils curried in a mild yellow sauce22. FOU'L.................................................. $ 19.95
     Fava beans & chopped tomatoes, hot peppers, onions, & olive oil
23. SHIRO........................................................................................................................... $ 20.95
     Roasted, ground chickpeas & red pepper cooked with fresh garlic & earthy spices
24. SAUTEED SPINACH .............................................................................................. $19.95
     Sautéed spinach cooked with onions, potatoes and berbere
25. SPICY OKRA AND POTATOES.......................................................................... $ 19.95
     Sautéed okra cooked with potatoes and onions in a hot spicy sauce
26. SPICY POTATOES...................................................................................................... $19.95
     Sauteed potatoes and onions in a hot spicy sauce
27. VEGETARIAN SAMPLER ................................................................................... $69.95
    Hearty portions of all vegetarian dishes (Serves 3-4)
                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 

DRINKS            Soft Drinks                                       Beer/Wine
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade .... $4.95    HoneyWine/Meis…….sm$ 6.95
Juice...........................................$3.95                                       lg $ 9.95
                                                                         Home-made amber-colored honey
Soda........,………..........................$2.75      wine, which has a sweet flavor
                                                                 & a slightly thick consistency.
African Sweet Tea    Pot....... $ 4.95    Beer ………… ……………..$ 6.95
African Coffee        Cup........ $ 3.95    Please ask your server for a list
Homemade Iced Tea……………$4.95
Fresh Avocado Juice…………...$4950
                


 

 
 







 
 


 
 
DESSERT
 
BAKLAVA .................................................................................................................... $ 4.95


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