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Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant and Bar Menu

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Appetizers

Sambusa $3.25 / $4.25 / $6.00 / $7.00 - Thin light pastry shells filled with delicately spiced minced meat or finely chopped vegetables. Choices: A1 - Beef Sambusa; A2 - Chicken Sambusa; A3 - Whole Lentil Sambusa; A4 - Spinach Sambusa; A5- Potato and Carrot Sambusa
Qategna $4.00 - Fresh warm injera, spread with ethiopian seasoned butter and spice then sliced into sections.
Diamond Salad $5.25 - Romaine lettuce, fresh tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers and onions. Served with a zesty house dressing.
Diamond Royal Salad $8.75 - Diamond Salad with marinated cubed sautéed chicken breast
Yemisir Azifa $5.50 - Cooked whole lentils mixed with chopped onions and green peppers, seasoned with a touch of garlic, white pepper and lemon.
Beet Salad $6.50 - Sauteed beets and carrots mixed with fresh chopped tomatoes, onion and green pepper. Served with our signature zesty lemon-based homemade dressing.

Tour of Ethiopia

One Person (one person only, no sharing); Two People (two people only, no sharing)

Appetizer - Sambusa (choose two per person) A1 - A5. Choices: A1 - Beef Sambusa; A2 - Chicken Sambusa; A3 - Whole Lentil Sambusa; A4 - Spinach Sambusa; A5- Potato and Carrot Sambusa
Diamond Salad - one person or shared between two persons
Entree $19.50 / $39.00 / $21.50 / $41.00 - (Choose either T1 or T2 - then one entrée per person ). T1 - Choose one either tibs Wat (beef), or Tibs Alicha, or Doro Tibs; Wat, or Doro Tibs Alicha, or Yebeg Wat, or Yebeg Alicha. T2 - Tibs - Choice Of Beef, or Chicken, or Fish, or Lamb
Sides - (Choose one per person) Yemisir Wat or Kik Alicha or Gomen or Quosta or Yatkilt Watt or Dinich Alicha

Taste of Ethiopia

Served with appetizer Sambussa (choose two per person) . One Person (one person only, no sharing); Two People (two people only, no sharing)

Meat $19.75 / $37.00 - Yesiga Alicha, Doro Wat, Yebeg Wat, Yemisir Wat, Kik Alicha and Quosta
Vegetarian $17.75 / $33.00 - Shimbra Assa, Yemisir Wat, Kik Alicha, Gomen, Tikel Gomen and Dinich Alicha
Tibs Sampler $19.75 / $37.00 - A Combination Of Zilzil Tibs, Doro Tibs, Yebeg Tibs, Yemsir Watt, Gomen, Quosta and Tikel Gomen
Traditional $21.75 / $40.00 - Tibs, Doro Wat, Yebeg Alicha, Yemisir Wat, Kik Alicha, Gomen, Dinch Alicha
Seafood $21.75 / $39.00 - Asa Tibs, Shrimp Wat, Kik Alicha, Tikel Gomen Yatkilt Watt and Gomen

Entrees

Beef

Kay Wat $14.00 - Lean cubed beef, simmered in a homemade spicy "Diamond Berbere" sauce
Yesiga Alicha $13.00 - Lean beef cubed then cooked in a mild Alicha sauce of onions, garlic and ginger.
Kitfo (Ethiopian Steak Tartar) $12.75 - Lean fresh beef that is minced and lightly seasoned with a touch of seasoned butter and "Mitmitta" (dried ground chili pepper and spices). Served rare, medium, or well done.
Kitfo And Garlic $13.25 - Kitfo mixed with minced garlic. Served rare, medium, or well done.
Kitfo Na Gomen $13.50 - Kitfo mixed with gomen (collard greens) and homemade Ib cheese. Served rare, medium, or well done.
Tibs13 $13.00 - Cubed beef marinated in fresh garlic then lightly sautéed with green peppers and onions.
Tibs Wat $14.25 - Lightly sauteed cubes of beef that is simmered to perfection in a spicy homemade "Diamond Berbere" sauce.
Tibs Alicha $14.00 - Lean beef cubes simmered in a mild (Alicha) Ethiopian sauce.
Zilzil Tibs $14.50 - Tender lean beef strips marinated in fresh garlic, sautéed with green peppers and onions.
Gored Gored $13.50 - Tender morsels of choice lean beef tossed in a homemade chili sauce and seasoned (Kibe) butter. Served rare.
Okra and Kay Wat $13.50 - Seasoned okra cooked in Kay Wat

Chicken

Doro Wat $13.50 - Tender chicken legs marinated and cooked in spicy homemade "Diamond Berbere" sauce. Served Ethiopian Style with a hard boiled egg.
Doro Tibs $13.50 - Cubed chicken breasts marinated in fresh lemon juice, sautéed with onions and green pepper.
Doro Tibs Wat $14.50 - Sautéed, cubed chicken breasts simmered in a homemade spicy "Diamond Berbere" sauce.
Doro Tibs Alicha $14.00 - Sautéed, cubed chicken breasts simmered in a homemade mild (Alicha) Ethiopian sauce.

Lamb

Yebeg Wat $14.75 - Fresh, tender Lamb (bone-in) stewed in a homemade spicy "Diamond Berbere" sauce.
Yebeg Alicha $14.25 - Fresh lamb (bone-in) cooked to tenderness in a mild and distinctly flavored homemade (Alicha) Ethiopian sauce.
Yebeg Tibs Wat $16.75 - Sautéed, cubed lamb simmered in a homemade spicy "Diamond Berbere" sauce.
Yebeg Tibs Alicha $16.25 - Sautéed, cubed lamb simmered in a homemade mild (Alicha) sauce.

Meat Combinations

Tibs Quosta $14.75 - Sautéed cubed chicken, or beef, or lamb mixed with Quosta (34). Choice of one meat.
Tibs Combo $16.50 - A mixture of chicken, lamb and beef (zilzil) sautéed together with green pepper and onion.
Tibs Combo 2 (seafood) $17.25 - A mixture of shrimp, chicken and beef sautéed together with green pepper and onion.
Seafood $15.50 - Shrimp Wat (Spicy) Shrimp simmered in a spicy homemade "Diamond Berbere" sauce.
Shrimp Alicha $15.25 - Shrimp simmered in a homemade mild (Alicha) sauce with onions and green peppers.
Shrimp Tibs $14.75 - Shrimp marinated in lemon juice and garlic sautéed with onions, green pepper and fresh tomatoes.
Asa Wat $15.50 - Tilapia fish cooked in a spicy homemade sauce.
Asa Tibs $15.25 - Tilapia marinated in fresh lemon juice and garlic, sautéed with onions and green peppers.
Asa Special $17.00 - Whole tilapia fish marinated with fresh lemon and house spices, served with your choice of one side and a salad.

Vegetarian (Entrée Portion)

Shimbra Asa (Chick Pea Fish, Spicy) $13.50 - Ethiopian Diamond was the first to introduce this authentic vegetarian dish to Chicago. Prepared from chick pea dough cooked to look like a fish Wat (stew).
Yemisir Wat $11.25 - Red lentils simmered with onions in a spicy home made "Diamond Berbere sauce".
Kik Alicha $10.25 - Split peas slow cooked in a mild sauce of spices, onion, garlic and ginger.
Shiro $12.00 - Seasoned chick pea flour cooked with chopped onion and garlic.
Gomen $11.25 - Chopped collard greens simmered in a mild sauce of onions and fresh garlic.
Quosta $11.25 - Chopped spinach simmered in a mild sauce of onions and fresh garlic.
Tikel Gomen $11.25 - Sliced cabbage and carrots cooked in a mild spiced sauce.
Yatkilt Wat $11.75 - String beans, carrots and potatoes cooked with onions, garlic, and ginger, midly spiced.
Dinich Alicha $10.25 - Potato cubes and carrots cooked in a mild sauce of onions, garlic, ginger and Ethiopian spices.
Okra Quosta $12.25 - Okra and chopped spinach simmered in a mild sauce of spices, onions and fresh garlic.
Veggie Combo $12.00 - Choose any three from: Yemisir Wat (Spicy), Kik Alicha, Gomen, Quosta, Tikel Gomen, Yatkilt Wat, Dinich Alicha (Side Portion sizes)
Tofu Tibs $12.50 - Grilled tofu served with sautéed green pepper, tomato and onion in a mild exotic spice sauce.
Duba Wat $11.75 - Sliced pumpkin simmered with onions in a spicy homemade sauce.

Sides and Side Portions

Shimbra Asa $5.00
Gomen $4.00
Yatkilt Wat $4.00
Yemsir Wat $4.00
Quosta $3.50
Dinich Alicha $3.50
Kik Alicha $3.50
Tikel Gomen $3.50
Okra Quosta $4.00

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