Asmara An Eritrean Restauranr

51 Oak Ave, Portland, ME 04108
(207) 253-5122

Main

Drinks-Soft Drinks

$1.50
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

$1.50
Mango Juice

$1.50
Orange Juice, Fruit Juices

$1.25
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange, Bottled Water

$2.50
African Sweet Tea

$1.75
African Coffee

Drinks-Beer-Wine

$3.00
Honey Wine-Meis

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

$3.25
Beer

Traditional coffee Ceremony

(serves 4 people)

$6.50
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.

Desserts

$3.50
Ligamat

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

$1.95
Baklava

Appetizers/Light Meals

$5.75
Cauliflower & Broccoli

dipped in chickpea powder & deep fried

$5.75
Ajibio Berbere

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

$5.75
Salata Fit Fit

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

$1.75
Beef Sambusa

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

$1.50
Veggie Sambusa

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

Entrees

entrees are served on either a plate of injera or rice, with salad & your choice of one:

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

Chicken

$9.25
Tsebhi Derho/Fiery Chicken Stew

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

$8.95
Alitcha Derho/Chicken Stew

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

$9.25
Chicken Tibsi

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

Beef

$8.95
Beef With Okra

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

$8.95
Zegenie/Fiery Beef Stew

beef cubes stewed in a hot spicy sauce

$8.95
Beef With Spinach

sauteed beef and spinach cooked with onions and berbere

$9.25
Beef With Potatoes

sauteed beef cooked with potatoes in a hot spicy sauce

$9.25
Beef Tibsi

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

Lamb

$10.25
Zegenie Beghie/Fiery Lamb Stew

succulent lamb curried in a red pepper sauce

$10.25
Alitcha Beghie/Lamb Stew

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

$10.50
Lamb Tibsi

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

$9.95
Okra Beghie

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

Vegetarian

$7.95
Alitcha

cabbage, carrots and potatoes stewed in a mild yellow sauce

$7.95
Tsebhi Hamli/Stewed Greens

collard greens and kale curried in a mild yellow sauce

$7.95
Birsen/Stewed Lentils

red lentils curried in a mild yellow sauce

$7.95
Fou'l

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

$7.95
Shiro

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

$7.95
Sauteed Spinach

sauteed spinach cooked with onions, potatoes and berbere

$7.95
Spicy Okra And Potatoes

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

$26.50
Vegetarian Sampler

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