Demera Etdiopian Restaurant in Chicago

(Spicy) Tender pieces of lamb stewed with berbere sauce and flavored with onions, garlic And ginger root

(Mild) Tender lamb cooked with onions, sliced jalapeños, garlic, ginger root and turmeric

tTender pieces of lamb stir fried in oil seasoned with onion, fresh tomatoes, garlic, Sliced jalapeños and rosemary

Savory lamb chunks dry-fried with onions, sliced jalapeños and especial seasoning

Lamb ribs fried with a blend of onions, tomatoes and sliced jalapeños

Tender lamb pieces with bones cooked with onions, garlic, ginger and green Pepper served over pieces of injera or as a soup

(Spicy) Two chicken drumsticks marinated in lemon then stewed in a delicious berbere Sauce with onions, garlic and ginger root, served with hardboiled egg and Home-made cottage cheese

(Mild)​​ Two chicken drumsticks marinated in lemon and stewed in a mild sauce of onions, Garlic, ginger, sliced jalapeños and rosemary; served with hardboiled egg

Chicken breast cubes marinated in lemon juice and garlic, then cooked with Onions, tomato, sliced jalapeño and rosemary

(Spicy) Beef stewed with berbere sauce, flavored with onions, garlic and ginger root

(Mild) Beef cooked in mild sauce of onions, garlic, ginger root and turmeric

Beef pan-fried with ginger, onion, cardamom and white pepper until golden Brown, then sautéed in your choice of berbere or alicha sauce

Ethiopian style steak tartar seasoned with herbed butter sauce and hot-spiced Chili powder (mitmita). Served tere (raw), lublub (rare) or tibs (well done)

Kitfo mixed with our home-made cottage cheese and gomen

Kitfo in a sizzling shiro bowl topped with jalapenos and served with a side of ayib

Kitfo mixed with onion, sliced jalapeño and home-made cottage cheese

Prime beef sautéed with onion, garlic and sliced jalapeño

(Spicy) Prime beef sautéed with awazé, onion, garlic and sliced jalapeño

Lean cubed beef simmered in a blend of red pepper and herbed butter; Served raw or rare, with awaze

Strip of tender beef marinated in awaze sauce, seasoned with onions, sliced Jalapeño and fresh rosemary

Ethiopian style beef jerky stewed in berbere sauce with pieces Of injera beef

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Ethiopian style salad; onions, tomatoes and sliced jalapeños served With house dressing

Romaine lettuce, onion, tomatoes, sliced jalapeño, cucumber and avocado Served with your choice of chicken or fish

Chopped beets, potatoes, onion and sliced jalapeños with olive oil and fresh Lemon juice

Lentils blended with onions and sliced jalapeños with olive oil and fresh lemon juice

Chopped tuna with onions, fresh tomatoes and sliced jalapeño; served with house dressing

Diced tomatoes, onions, sliced jalapeños and pieces of injera with olive oil and fresh lemon juice

Beef with onion, garlic and cardamom with homemade honey wine dressing salads

Boneless tilapia fillets cooked in berbere sauce with onion, garlic and ginger roots

Pan-fried whole fish with onion, garlic, jalapeño, ethiopian spice and awaze

Marinated in honey wine, rosemary, awaze sauce, jalapeño, onions and tomatoes

Shrimp in berbere sauce with onion, garlic and ginger roots, with alicha sauce

(Demera special) Fresh salmon cooked in onions, garlic, sliced jalapeño, mitmita and berbere

fFilets​​ of tilapia with onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, with mitmita and jalapenos

Vanilla ice cream; choice of rich chocolate sauce or sweet mango juice

Ladyfinger cookies in buna and brandy layered with mascarpone cheese

Sweet pastry filled with almonds and walnuts over raspberry sauce

Soft ethiopian bread paired with an ethiopian fruit mix and drizzled with honey

Ice cream in dirkosh injera bowl topped with coconut and orange zest cream

Vanilla ice cream, hibist bread, lemon sauce, cinnamon, cardamom and clove

Your choice of portioned sambussa appetizer, messob sampler and dessert (Sambussa turnover, hibist and ethiopian fruit medley or missionary’s delight)

Messob sampler (chefs selection of vegetarian, meat, seafood and tibs and kitfo)

Three thin dough shells filled with a blend of minced beef and herbs

Three delicate dough shells filled with a blend of minced chicken, vegetable and herbs

Three thin dough shells filled with shredded tuna, vegetables and herbs

Two large dough shells filled with combination of lentils, onions, peppers and herbs

Two large dough shells filled with spinach

Variety​​ of beef, chicken, tuna, vegetarian and spinach sambussa

Traditional skillet baked bread served with your choice of ayib :: home-made cottage cheese flavored with Mitmita and spiced butter ayib be gomen :: home-made cottage cheese mixed with Gomen

Beef, chicken, tuna, vegetarian and spinach sambussa paired with our ambasha

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(Spicy) Split red lentil stewed in our rich berbere sauce with onions, garlic And ginger

Ground chickpeas shaped into dough, cooked in rich berbere sauce

(Mild) Split yellow peas prepared with onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric

Mixed legumes prepared with ginger root, rue seed, bishops weed and garlic, Then cooked with berbere sauce

cChopped collard greens sautéed with onions, garlic and ginger then lightly mixed With sliced jalapeños

Chopped spinach cooked with onions, garlic and ginger

Cabbage and carrot cooked with onion, garlic and ginger then lightly mixed with Sliced jalapeños

Potatoes​​ and carrots cooked with onions, garlic, ginger and turmeric

Beets​​ and carrots cooked with onion, garlic, ginger and seasoning then lightly Mixed with sliced jalapeños