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6 dishes
Warm Pinto Beans simmered in Coconut Milk, served with handmade Chapati Flat Bread and Chickpea Bhajia. *Vegan Entrée can be made gluten free by replacing chapati flat bread with spiced rice
Tomato, White Onion, Green Onion and Chapati Bread. *Vegan Entrée can be Gluten Free by substituting Somali-Spiced Rice for Chapati Bread
Roasted in fresh Tomato Sauce with Coconut Lentils. Each Entrée comes with Bajia, chickpea fritters served with pili pili sauce
(Carrots, tomatoes, onion, and cauliflower) served over White Basmati Rice
Mixed vegetables with Swahili spices, served with spiced rice. (Vegan, gluten free, dairy free)
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A mixture of seasonal vegetables, sweet peppers, onions, garlic, and squash simmered in coconut cream. Seasoned well with cumin, cinnamon, cloves, and pepper corns. Comes served with light and fluffy steamed couscous. *Vegan, dairy free, gluten free
White basmati rice, green lentils, and coconut milk
Pilipili sauce, and fried plantain
Lentils simmered in coconut milk and an in-house spice mixture from Chef Najati's including cumin, cloves, and tumeric. Rice option: Basmati or Spiced
Eggplant, potatoes, zucchini and green beans roasted in the oven and simmered in a curry made with coconut milk, East African herbs and spices. Served over lightly seasoned and fluffy couscous
A mixture of seasonal vegetables, sweet peppers, onions, garlic, and squash simmered in coconut cream. Seasoned well with cumin, cinnamon, cloves, and pepper corns. Comes served with light and fluffy steamed couscous. *Vegan, dairy free, gluten free
Roasted vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, and green beans) coconut milk, and a special East African curry spice blend, served over white rice with fried onions
Lentils simmered in coconut milk and an inhouse spice mixture from Chef Najati's including cumin, cloves, and tumeric. Comes with Namash Swahili Cuisine's colorful long-grain basmati rice spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and peppercorns. Vegan, dairy free, gluten free
Can be served with Long-grain Basmati Rice, Vegetable Fried Rice, or Swahili Cabbage Salad (green bell peppers, onions, radishes, vinegar, and raisins)
Lentils simmered in coconut milk with East African spices alongside basmati rice spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and peppercorns. (Vegan, dairy free, gluten free)
Pinto beans stewed with tomatoes, garlic, onions, cumin, coconut milk, and Somali spices. Served with spiced long-grain basmati rice. *Vegan, gluten free, dairy free
Chickpea spiced fritter made of chickpea flour and spinach. *Vegan, gluten free, dairy free
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Bhajia made from black-eyed peas (a legume), garlic, onion, salt, and curry or tumeric. It can be prepared as Vegan and Gluten Free. Served with pili pili sauce
Ask for the vegan version, the menu says: "can be prepared as Vegan".
Bhajia made from chick peas (a legume), garlic, onion, salt, and curry or tumeric. It can be prepared as Vegan and Gluten Free
Ask for the vegan version, the menu says: "can be prepared as Vegan".
A savory pastry, triangular in shape filled with meat, vegetables and/or lentils
Ask: Does it contain meat or only vegetables?
A layered pastry dessert made of phyllo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with either syrup or honey. (Contains nuts, wheat)
Ask: Is it sweetened with honey or syrup?
Chick pea or black-eyed pea, wrapped in tortilla or chapati, with lettuce, pickled cucumber, tomatoes, jalapeños, and black olives with ranch dressing
Ask whether the bread has milk or egg in it, and to leave off any cheese or mayo.
Seasoned potatoes, peas, carrots, green onions, garlic, and yellow onion deep fried until golden brown. Comes with spicy pili pili sauce. (Vegetarian, contains wheat, dairy free)
Ask whether it is cooked in butter or a meat stock rather than oil.
Ask for the vegan or vegetarian version, the menu says they make one.
(Contains nuts, wheat)
Ask: Is it made with honey or butter?
Swahili spices, pinto beans, and coconut milk
Ask whether it is made with chicken broth and pork (ham hock, bacon, sausage).
Spiced vegetables, pastry, and cilantro
Ask: Is the pastry made with milk or egg?
Sambusas made with potatoes, green peppers, onions, and green peas with Swahili spices, salt & lemon. Served with Pili Pili sauce
Ask whether it is cooked in butter or a meat stock rather than oil.
Spinach is made with tomato, onion, and garlic that is cooked until ready then spinach added. Served with Ugali
Ask whether it is cooked in butter or a meat stock rather than oil.
Coconut Beans. **Vegan orders will substitute pepper chutney with lemon garlic salad dressing
Ask whether it is cooked in butter or a meat stock rather than oil.
A round, flat, unleavened bread handmade and cooked on a flat top griddle. *Vegetarian, contains gluten, dairy free
Ask whether the bread has milk or egg in it, and to leave off any cheese or mayo.
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Spring rolls filled with chicken and vegetables. Served with Pili Pili Brown Sauce made with garlic, white onion, jalapeños, vegan mayonnaise, tamarin juice, and salt
Made from mash potatoes with a spiced ground beef filling similar to a sambusa but without onion. Coated with egg and deep fried. Specialty item. Can be appetizer or full meal
This Swahili treat is a light crumbly semolina cake baked until golden brown flavored with cardamom and generously drizzled with homemade simple syrup made of lemon. *Vegetarian, contains dairy, contains gluten
A delicately spiced type of donut with fragrant cardamom and doused in icing sugar by Chef Najati! [Contains eggs]
Deep-fried, bite-sized Swahili donuts coated in sugar and flavored with cardamom. *Vegetarian, contains dairy
Tender marinated baked chicken served over Somali-spiced rice. served with Swahili Cabbage Salad (green bell peppers, onions, radishes, vinegar, and raisins)
Wrapped in tortilla or chapati, with lettuce, pickled cucumber, tomatoes, and jalapenos, with ranch dressing
In Swahili spice then grilled. Served with rice or ugali
Marinated and fried tilapia and served with long-grain rice seasoned with cumin, black pepper, coriander, garlic and lemon, and salad. (Dairy free, gluten free)
Seasoned ground beef, peas, carrots, green onions, garlic, and yellow onion deep fried until golden brown. Comes with spicy pili pili sauce. (Halal, contains wheat, dairy free)
A crumbly semolina cake flavored with cardamom and generously drizzled with homemade syrup. (Vegetarian, contains dairy, contains gluten)
Baked salmon marinated with Swahili spices topped with bell peppers and onions, served with spiced rice (Gluten free, dairy free)
A light cardamom-flavored white cake made from semolina flour. Baked until golden brown and drizzled with a simple syrup made of lemon. *Vegetarian, contains dairy, contains gluten
Pinto beans stewed with tomatoes, garlic, onions, cumin, coconut milk, and Swahili spices. Served with chapati, a type of bread cooked with wheat flour, milk, salt and yeast. It is fried with vegetable oil. Vegan is made without milk
Tilapia marinated with Swahili spice and fried. Plantains are coated with cinnamon and salt, then deep fried
Spinach is made with tomato, onion, and garlic that is cooked until ready then spinach added. Served with either Tilapia marinated with Swahili spice and fried, or Ugali
Beef or goat cut into pieces, simmered with peas and carrots in a curry made with East African herbs, spices, and yogurt. Served with Ugali
Goat cut into pieces, simmered with peas and carrots in a curry made with East African herbs, spices, and yogurt. Spiced rice flavored with cinnamon, cloves, pepper, and cumin
Seasoned ground beef, peas, carrots, green onions, garlic, and yellow onion deep fried until golden brown. Served with Pili Pili sauce
Tender Chicken cooked with an East African Curry Spice Rub. Served with Ugali
Chicken cooked with Bell Peppers, Onions. Served with Rice: Basmati (spiced long-grain basmati rice) or Spiced (rice flavored with cinnamon, cloves, pepper, and cumin)
Tender Chicken cooked with an East African Curry Spice Rub, served with Somali-Spiced Rice and a Fresh Green Salad
Somali Spiced Rice
Chicken thighs, onions, green & red bell peppers, and other seasonal vegetables in a quick marinade of cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns. Simmered in coconut cream and served over a bed of light, fluffy couscous. *Halal, dairy free, gluten free
Grilled sirloin seasoned and cut into pieces, simmered with peas and carrots in a curry made with East African herbs, spices, and yogurt. Served over lightly seasoned and fluffy couscous
Tender, marinated chicken quarters baked in the oven until golden brown. Comes with Chef Najati's spiced rice flavored with cinnamon, cloves, pepper, and cumin. *Halal, gluten free, dairy free
Deep-fried, bite-sized Swahili donuts coated in sugar and flavored with cardamom. *Vegetarian, contains dairy, gluten free
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A refreshing and flavor-packed smoothie made with a mixture of yogurt, whole milk, and mango. (Vegetarian, contains dairy, gluten free)
A refreshing and flavor-packed smoothie made with a mixture of yogurt and whole milk in either mango or strawberry flavors. *Vegetarian, contains dairy, gluten free
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