Dinner menu

Chef's platters

A chef's choice of the main dishes served together on a bed of injera. Order by the number of people eating.

Veg platterVegan

Shiro, lentils, cabbage and carrot, pumpkin, seasonal vegetables and salad on injera.

1 person30.0

2 people52.0

3 people82.0

Mixed platter

Lamb, chicken and fish, with shiro, lentils, cabbage and carrot, pumpkin, seasonal vegetables and salad on injera.

1 person34.0

2 people62.0

3 people94.0

Extras

Steamed rice6.0

Extra injera3.0

Entrées

Small hot dishes that come with rolled injera, and if you cannot decide you can order all four as a set to share.

Sisly9.0Sautéed onion purée in vegan ghee and berbere with a little tomato.

Melanzany13.0Grilled eggplant cubes marinated in fresh garlic, olive oil and chilli.

Zucchini12.0Zucchini in a light berbere and tomato sauce, finished with crushed chilli seeds.

Foul medames12.0A Sudanese dish of fava beans slow-cooked with lemon, vegan ghee and spices, served hot from the pan.

Set of all entrées38.0

Vegetarian & vegan

Asmara salad20.0Seasonal greens, chopped green chilli and tomato with olive oil, lemon and mustard seed.

Tumtummo25.0Red lentils simmered slowly in a light sauce with a blend of African spices.

AdesSpicy23.0Green lentils and spices, cooked with a little berbere.

Aletcha25.0Cabbage and carrot sautéed in a mild vegan ghee sauce with garlic and spices.

Shiro26.0Finely ground spiced chickpeas simmered with olive oil and chopped garlic. Good on its own, and better with a spoon of zighini on top.

Foul medames25.0Slow-cooked fava beans with lemon, vegan ghee and spices.

Hoswas25.0In-season vegetables sautéed with garlic and caramelised onion, with the spices added at the end.

DubbaSpicy25.0Large pieces of pumpkin in a thick berbere sauce, which makes it sweet and hot at the same time.

Meat, poultry & fish

Dorho kulwha30.0Strips of chicken thigh marinated and sautéed in vegan ghee and African spices, topped with fresh tomato and finished in a light turmeric sauce.

Dorho zighiniSpicy32.0The East African chicken casserole, slow-cooked in a rich berbere sauce and served with a whole boiled egg.

Shiro bozena32.0Topside lamb grilled on a hot pan and folded through a ground chickpea sauce with olive oil and garlic.

ZighiniSpicy30.0Small pieces of marinated lamb slow-cooked with finely chopped onion, vegan ghee and berbere.

Lamb aletcha32.0Prime lamb with seasonal vegetables, tomato and spices, slow-cooked as a mild casserole.

Goat32.0Slow-cooked in a tangy sauce of lemon, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.

Asa kulwhaSpicy30.0Nile perch fillet, cubed and sautéed with onion, vegan ghee and berbere, topped with fresh tomato and green chilli.

The AbyssinianAll our meat is halal. Savoury dishes dairy and peanut free.

Dessert

Cream caramel9.0

Vanilla ice cream9.0

Tiramisu13.0

Sticky date pudding13.0

Ask the staff about tonight's specials.

Notes

All our meat is halal. About half the menu is vegan, and every dish in the vegetarian section is vegan. No savoury dish contains dairy or peanuts. Rice instead of injera, at no charge, for anyone avoiding gluten.

Our injera comes fresh each day from a specialist injera bakery near us and is made from rice, red sorghum and corn flours with some wheat. If you avoid gluten, ask for steamed rice instead of injera; the swap is free.

Berbere, the red spice blend in the hot dishes, is sent to us by family at home. Cooked slowly into onions and our olive-oil ghee it turns deep, dark and glossy, and the heat comes on late and stays warm.

Our vegan ghee is made in-house from olive oil and spices, so it contains no dairy.

Spicy on the menu means made with berbere, our red chilli blend, medium heat. Mild means no chilli. Fresh green chilli and chilli paste are on the side if you want more heat.

Prices include GST. EFTPOS and cards accepted (MasterCard, Visa and AMEX, with a 2% card surcharge).

277 Racecourse Road, Kensington(03) 9376 8754, theabyssinian.com.au