appetizers

Sambussas **

A pastry shell stuffed with spiced lentils / spinach and pan fried crisp. Vegan and gluten free.

Shiro Fit Fit ***

Chilly pea flour and a fresh organic tomato, onions, jalapeño with a torn injera.

Katenya ***

Comprised simply of toasted injera, and coated with a spicy berbere sauce, kebay (home made butter) and ayib cheese, finally rolled and cut into pieces. Vegetarian and gluten free. 

Terms

Berbere

A popular Ethiopian seasoning prepared primarily from red chili but is sun-dried together with many other spices and herbs, then milled into powder form

Awaze

A paste of Berbere containing spices of garlic, ginger seasoned butter and liquor. It is used as a side dip for meats

Mitmita

Spicy powder seasoning that contains chili pepper and the flavors of cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, cumin & ginger

Kibe

Clarified butter that contains many herbs including cilantro, basil, garlic, turmeric, cumin and many more. It is used in the majority of Ethiopian dishes

Ayib

Mild Ethiopian cheese made from buttermilk

Wot

Thick sauce that is slowly cooked throughout the day

beef

Kitfo **

Fresh ground lean beef seasoned with mitmita and kebay. Served with gomen and ayib. For authenticity order rare. (Can also be ordered medium or well done)

Kitfo Kazanchis***

Fresh ground lean beef seasoned with mitmita and kebay, minced onions, and jalepeños. Also served with gomen and ayib. For authenticity order rare. (Can also be ordered medium or well done)

Goden Tibs *

This dish is comprised of crispy sauteed riblets, seasoned simply with onions, garlic and rosemary served on a sizzling hot plate.

Beef Derek Tibs *

Cubed beef sautéed until crisp and golden. Seasoned with our perfectly paired sweet tomatoes, freshly diced onions, and green peppers

Kazanchis Special Tibs *

Cubed lean beef plate, seasoned with onion, kibay, green peppers, and minced rosemary. Served on a sizzling hot plate

Tibs Fir Fir *

Dried neef jerky and a spicy stew with onions, tomatoes, and green peppers mixed with injera

Beef Lega Tibs *

Cubed beef sautéed with onions, tomato, garlic, rosemary, and green peppers

Keye Sega Wot * * *

An in house, clow cooked, red pepper beef stew flavored with chopped onion, grated ginger, pressed garlic, and authentic Ethiopian berbere

Awaze Tibs * * *

Cubed lean beef seasoned with onion, tomatoes, and green peppers and simmered in Awaze sauce

Alicha Sega Wot

Mild beef stew slowly cooked, simmered with garlic, ginger, and tumeric

Bozena Shiro **

Served in a boiling cauldron is a crisp cubed beef, slow simmered with Shiro Wot, a thick pea floured simmered with berbere

Kazanchis Specialty Meat Plate *

Choose any three: Awaze Tibs, Keye Sega Wot, Alicha Sega Wot, Chicken Tibs, Beef Lega Tibs.

Lamb

Yebeg Lega Tibs *

Cubed lamb sautéed with chopped onions, tomatoes, pressed garlic, fresh rosemary, and sliced green peppers

Yebeg Awaze Tibs *

Cubed lamb pieces seasoned with chopped onion, tomatoes, and green peppers, and simmered in our pleasantly spicy Awaze sauce 

Poultry

Chicken Tibs (* or **)

All natural plump chicken breast sautéed with fresh onion, pressed garlic, tomatoes, green peppers. Can order with our spicy awaze sauce as well

Cazanchis Special Chicken Tibs

Grilled plump all natural chicken breast with onions, garlic, green peppers, and tomatoes, served on a sizzling hot plate

Chicken Tifo ***

Finely chopped chicken breast cooked with mitmita, chopped onions, tomatoes, and jalapeños 

Vegetarian

Tikel Gomen *

Garden fresh cabbage and carrots slowly cooked in a mild curry sauce

Denech Alicha Wot *

Fresh potatoes and carrots cooked in a mild curry sauce

Yeabesha Gomen *

Finely chopped collard greens slowly steamed with onions and garlic

Misir Wot ***

Spiced red lentils cooked in a red pepper bebere sauce

Yekik Alicha *

Mild yellow split peas seasoned with chopped inions and pressed garlic

Fasolia *

Crisp string beans and crunchy carrots cooked in a mild sauce

Addis Shiro Wot *

Onions and pea flour simmered with berbere to create a thick and flavorful sauce. Served in a boiling cauldron