Asmara An Eritrean Restaurant Menu

Red Lentil Stew In A Red pepper Sauce

collard Greens & Kale

served in a mild yellow sauce

Cabbage, Carrots & Potatoes

in a mild yellow sauce

Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange, Bottled Water

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

Mango Juice

Orange Juice, Fruit Juices

African Coffee

African Sweet Tea

Veggie Sambusa

peppers, onions, potatoes & cabbage wrapped in dough & deep-fried.

Beef Sambusa

ground beef with pepper & onions wrapped in dough & deep-fried.

Cauliflower & Broccoli

dipped in chickpea powder & deep fried

Ajibio Berbere

seasoned cottage cheese with cayenne pepper, collard greens & other seasonings, served with a side of injera

Salata Fit Fit

chopped tomatoes, onions and green chilies seasoned in house dressing and soaked with pieces of injera.

Baklava

Ligamat

fried dough balls lightly seasoned with salt sugar, cayenne pepper and oil and served with a maple syrup dipping sauce.

Honey Wine-Meis

home-made amber-colored honey wine, which has a sweet flavor & a slightly thick consistency.

Beer

Traditional coffee Ceremony

participate in the unique ceremony of friendship as your host comes to your table to roast coffee beans and then gracefully pours the thin golden stream of sweetened coffee into your cup.

Alitcha

cabbage, carrots and potatoes stewed in a mild yellow sauce

Tsebhi Hamli/Stewed Greens

collard greens and kale curried in a mild yellow sauce

Birsen/Stewed Lentils

red lentils curried in a mild yellow sauce

Fou'l

fava beans & chopped tomatoes, hot peppers, onions, olive oil, & feta cheese

Shiro

roasted, ground chickpeas & red pepper cooked with fresh garlic & earthy spices

Sauteed Spinach

sauteed spinach cooked with onions, potatoes and berbere

Spicy Okra And Potatoes

sauteed okra cooked with potatoes and onions in a hot spicy sauce

Vegetarian Sampler

hearty portions of all vegetarian dishes (serves 3-4)

Alitcha Derho/Chicken Stew

tender chicken curried in a mild yellow sauce with a hard-boiled egg & yogurt

Tsebhi Derho/Fiery Chicken Stew

tender chicken curried in red pepper sauce with a hard-boiled egg and yogurt

Chicken Tibsi

chicken sauteed in green peppers, onions, tomatoes and hot spices

Beef With Okra

sauteed beef and okra cooked with onions in a hot spicy sauce

Zegenie/Fiery Beef Stew

beef cubes stewed in a hot spicy sauce

Beef With Spinach

sauteed beef and spinach cooked with onions and berbere

Beef With Potatoes

sauteed beef cooked with potatoes in a hot spicy sauce

Beef Tibsi

beef cubes sauteed in green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and hot spices

Okra Beghie

sauteed lamb and okra cooked with onions in a hot, spicy sauce

Zegenie Beghie/Fiery Lamb Stew

succulent lamb curried in a red pepper sauce

Alitcha Beghie/Lamb Stew

chunks of lamb mildly cooked in a onion sauce flavored with turmeric & garlic

Lamb Tibsi

lamb cubes sauteed in green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and hot spices