Demera Menu and Prices

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Demera Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14


Appetizers

Beef Sambussa

$4.95

Small fried dumplings with a filling of beef, with Demera's Sambusa mix (sautéed onions, bell peppers and our special combination of Demera seasonings and a hint of spices).

Chicken Sambussa

$4.95

Small fried dumplings with a filling of chicken, with d emera's Sambusa mix (sautéed onions, bell peppers and our special combination of Demera seasonings and a hint of spices).

Tuna Sambussa

$4.95

Small fried dumplings with a filling of tuna, with Demera's Sambusa mix (sautéed onions, bell peppers and our special combination of Demera seasonings and a hint of spices).

Spinach Sambussa

$4.95

Small fried dumplings with a filling of spinach, with demera's sambusa mix (sauteed onions, bell peppers and our special combination of demera seasonings and a hint of spices).

Lentil Sambussa

$4.95

Small fried dumplings with a filling of spinach, with demera's sambusa mix (sauteed onions, bell peppers and our special combination of demera seasonings and a hint of spices).

Sambussa Sampler

$7.50

A five piece combination of each of sambussa options.

Ayib be Mitmita Ambasha

$6.50

Traditional skillet baked bread ethiopian cheese flavored with mitmita and spiced butter.

Ayib be Gomen Ambasha

$6.50

Traditional skillet baked bread ethiopian cheese flavored with mitmita and spiced butter.

Appetizer Messob

$9.50

A five piece combination of one of each of our sambusa.


Salads

Timatim Salad

$6.50

Ethiopian tomato salad with onions and sliced seeded jalapenos served with a fresh lime vinaigrette.

Demera Tibs Salad

$8.95

Romaine lettuce, onion, tomatoes, sliced jalapenos and cucumber served with your choice of pan-seared Cuban chicken breast meat, tilapia or prime beef, sauteed with onion, garlic and cardamom.

Kay Seer Salad

$7.50

Chopped beets, potatoes, onion and sliced and seeded jalapenos served with fresh lime vinaigrette.

Azifah Salad

$7.50

Lentils sautéed with onions and sliced, seeded jalapenos in a fresh lime vinaigrette.


Vegetarian

Ye-Misir Wot

$11.50

Split red lentil stewed in rich berbere sauce, onion, garlic and ginger.

Ye-Shimbra Assa

$13.25

Ground chickpeas shaped into dough pieces and cooked in rich berbere sauce.

Kik Alicha

$11.25

Split yellow pea made with onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric.

Shiro

$12.95

Mixed legumes prepared with ginger root, rue seed, bishops weed and garlic before and cooked with demera seasoning.

Gomen

$11.25

Chopped collard greens cooked with onions, garlic and ginger, then lightly mixed with sliced and seeded jalapenos.

Quosta

$11.50

Chopped spinach cooked with onions, garlic, ginger and Demera seasoning.

Tikle Gomen

$11.25

Cabbage and carrot cooked with onion, garlic and ginger seasoned with seeded jalapenos.

Yatkilt Wat

$12.95

Mixed vegetables: zucchini, squash, green beans, potatoes and carrots in demera sauce.

Kayseer Ena Carrot Tibs

$11.95

Beets and carrots cooked with onions, garlic, ginger and special demera seasoning and finished off with seeded jalapenos.


Chicken

Doro Wot

$16.00

Amish chicken pieces marinated in lime then stewed in a delicious spicy berbere sauce with onions, garlic and ginger root, served with hard-boiled egg and a side of ayib cheese.

Doro Alicha

$15.50

Amish chicken pieces marinated in lime then stewed in a mild sauce of onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric and rosemary; served with hard-boiled egg and a side of ayib cheese.

Ye-Doro Tibs

$16.00

Amish breast cubes marinated in lime juice and garlic, then sautéed with onions, tomato, sliced jalapeños and rosemary; mild, medium or hot.


Beef

Ye-Siga Wot

$15.00

Beef stewed with our spicy berbere sauce, flavored with onions, garlic and ginger root.

Ye-Siga Alicha

$14.75

Beef stewed with our mild sauce of onions, garlic, ginger root and turmeric.

Michetabish

$15.50

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

Kitfo

$16.00

Ethiopian-style steak tartar seasoned with herbed butter sauce BBQ and hot-spiced chili powder (mitmita).

Special Kitfo

$16.25

Kitfo mixed with ayib cheese and gomen.

Demera Kitfo

$16.25

Kifto mixed with onion, sliced jalapeños and ayib cheese.

Ye-Siga Tibs

$15.00

Prime beef sautéed with onion, garlic and sliced, seeded jalapenos.

Ye-Awazé Tibs

$15.00

Prime beef sauteed with awaze, onion, tomatoes, garlic and sliced jalapeños.

Gored Gored

$16.00

Lean cubed beef simmered in a blend of red pepper and herbed butter and awaze served tere (raw) or lublub (rare).

Zilzil Tibs

$16.00

Strip of tender beef marinated in awazé sauce, seasoned with onions, sliced and seeded jalapeños and fresh rosemary; served medium or well done.

Ye-Kwanta Firfirq

$16.00

Ethiopian-style beef jerky stewed in berbere sauce with pieces of injera.


Lamb

Ye-Beg Wot

$15.95

Tender pieces of cubed and bone-in lamb marinated in onions, garlic and ginger root and stewed in our special in our special demera spicy sauce.

Ye-Beg Alicha

$15.50

Tender pieces of cubed and bone-in lamb marinated in onions, garlic, sliced and seeded jalapenos and ginger root stewed in our Demera mild sauce.

Lega Tibs

$16.00

Tender pieces of cubed lamb sautéed in olive oil seasoned with onion, fresh tomatoes, garlic, sliced jalapenos, awazé and rosemary.

Derek Tibs

$16.25

Savory cubed lamb dry-sauteed with onions, sliced and seeded jalapeños in special Demera seasoning.

Goden Tibs

$18.50

Sizzling platter of lamb ribs grilled with a blend of onions, tomatoes and sliced, seeded jalapenos.


Seafood

Ye-Asa Tibs

$16.25

Pan-fried fresh whole fish with onion, garlic, jalapenos and ethiopian spice served with awaze.

Ye-Asa Wot

$15.00

Boneless tilapia fillets cooked in berbere sauce flavored with onions, garlic and ginger root.

Ye-Asa Lebleb

$15.25

Fillet of tilapia sauteed with onions, tomatoes, garlic and ginger with mitmita and jalapenos.

Ye-Shrimp Tibs

$16.00

Sauteed shrimp marinated in honey wine, rosemary, awaze sauce, jalapenos, onions and tomatoes.

Ye-Shrimp Wot

$16.00

Shrimp in spicy berbere sauce with onion, garlic and ginger roots.


Messob

Vegetarian Messob for One

$14.95

Choice of four vegetarian portions.

Vegetarian Messob for Two

$28.95

Choice of six vegetarian portions.

Beyanetu Vegetarian Messob for One

$18.00

Combination of all vegetarian options.

Beyanetu Vegetarian Messob for Two

$35.00

Combination of all vegetarian options.

Demera Meat Messob for One

$21.00

Choice of any four meat portions, must select at least two Wot.

Demera Meat Messob for Two

$38.00

Choice of any six meat portions.

Vegetarian & Meat Wot & Alisha Messob for One

$16.50

Choice of any two vegetarian and two meat portions.

Vegetarian & Meat Wot & Alisha Messob for Two

$33.00

Choice of three vegetarian and three meat portions.

Demera Messob for One

$19.50

Choice of any four portions from entire messob menu.

Demera Messob for Two

$35.50

Choice of six portions from entire messob menu.

Vegetarian Messob Sampler for One

$20.95

Three course dinner with sambussa, vegetarian messob and dessert.

Vegetarian Messob Sampler for Two

$39.95

Three course dinner with sambussa, vegetarian messob and dessert.

Demera Messob Sampler for One

$23.50

Choice of vegetarian and any meat messob, portioned sambussa appetizer and dessert.

Demera Messob Sampler for Two

$42.95

Choice of vegetarian and any meat messob, portioned sambussa appetizer and dessert.

Family Style

$16.75

3 to 4 (per person)

Family Style

$16.00

Chef's selection platter of vegetarian, lamb, beef, chicken and seafood dishes for groups dining in.5.to 7 per person.

Family Style

$15.00

Chef's selection platter of vegetarian, lamb, beef, chicken and seafood dishes for groups dining in. 8 or more per person.


Sides

Extra Vegetarian Side

$4.00

Extra Meat Side

$5.00

Gluten-Free Injera

$2.50

Extra Regular Injera

$1.00

Side of Ayib

$3.00

Side of Ambasha

$3.50

Injera Ethiopian Bread

$1.00


Desserts

Missionary's Delight

$4.50

Vanilla beans ice cream, choice of rich chocolate sauce or sweet mango juice toppings.

Basil Lime Sorbet

$50.00

Fresh basil and lime juice transformed and sweetened into a refreshing and cleaning the palate dessert vegan and gluten free treat.

Sambussa Turnovers

$5.50

Sweet pastry filled with almonds, walnuts, cardamom, rose water and saffron served over our very own raspberry sauce.

Salted Caramel Cheesecake

$5.75

Sweet and salty almond crust topped, with a bed of buttery caramel.(Gluten free)

Ethiopian-Style Tiramisu

$6.50

Ladyfinger cookies in our organic buna (coffee) and brandy layered with mascarpone cheese.

Hibist Volcano

$6.50

Steam pastry topped with vanilla bean ice cream, hibist, lemon sauce, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.


Beverages

Buna

$3.50

Organic fair-trade ethiopian yirgacheffe coffee and roasted to perfection at home, served in a jebena pot.

Shai

$2.50

Blend of black tea leaves, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves infusion.

Ye-Tosen

$2.00

Caffeine-free oregano infusion.

Perrier Sparkling Water

$3.00

Juice

$3.00

Homemade Shai Iced Tea

$3.00

Unsweetened iced shai.

Soft Drink

$2.00


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