Makeda Ethiopian

Makeda Menu

(732) 545-5115
338 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
$$$$$

Appetizers


Loubia
$9.00
Fresh whole string beans sauteed in a blend of fresh parsley, ginger, garlic and cumin.
Zaalouk
$8.00
Diced eggplant pan fried in virgin olive oil with a blend of garlic, ginger, chopped parsley and cumin with a hint of lemon.
Kefta
$12.00
Moroccan meatballs made from lean ground beef, a blend of traditional herbs and spices, onions and crushed peppers.
D'jaj Bi Zitoune
12.50
Marinated chicken tenderloins sauteed with green olive and lighlty seasoned, with a selection of traditional spices.

$Salad


Tossed Salad
$8.50
Fit Fit
7.50

$Sampler Platter


Makeda's Best Of The Best
55.00-64.00
Recommended for two people. Sampler meat or seafood,

$Lamb Dishes


Beg Wat
$27.00
Lamb marinated first in fine ethiopian red wine and then braised in ethiopia's special berbere sauce. Hot.
Lega Tibs
$28.50
Tender boneless leg of lamb marinated in white wine, then sauteed with rosemary, onions and green peppers.
Beg Alecha
$26.00
Tender pieces of lamb braised slowly in green pepper, flavored with an ethiopian herb reduction sauce, ginger, rosemary and a touch of jalapeno pepper. Mild.
Zilzil Strips
29.00
Strips of tender lamb marinated in an awaze sauce of ethiopian honey wine, garlic and onions, fried quickly in seasoned butter.

$Beef Dishes


Tibs Wat
$26.00
Sauteed prime beef simmered in kaywat and seasoned with special ethiopian spices, a touch of salt, and fine white pepper.
Special Tibs
$29.50
Cubed filet mignon sauteed with diced vegetables, onion, tomato, green pepper, and clarified ethiopian herb sauce.
Gored Gored
$27.00
Diced marinated filet mignon served in an awaze sauce, (served like steak tartar).
Tibs Fitfit
$26.50
Small cubes of filet mignon sauteed with diced onion, green pepper and sliced tomato, mixed with bits of injera. Hot or mild.
Gomen Be Sega
$27.70
Fresh collard greens with sauteed filet mignon, finely diced onions and peppers, spiced with cardamom and pepper corn. Mild.
Kitfo
$28.00
Finely chopped tenderloin of beef seasoned with an ethiopian herb reduction sauce and mitmita (a fine powder of chili pepper and red pepper). It can be served lightly cooked (lub-lub style) upon request. Hot.
Minchetabesh
25.00
Finely chopped prime rib, pan fried with ginger, onion, cardamom and white pepper until golden, then sauteed in ethiopia's famous keywat. Hot.

$Chicken Dishes


Doro Tibs
$25.50
Boneless pieces of chicken sauteed and seasoned with ethiopian herb reduction sauce, awaze sauce, hot peppers and onions. Hot.
Doro Alecha
$24.00
Chicken legs and thighs seasoned with ginger, rosemary and jalapeno pepper and simmered in a hearty ethiopian herb reduction sauce. Served with hard boiled egg.
Doro Wat
$24.50
Chicken legs and thighs marinated in lemon juice, then sauteed in butter and seasoned with garlic, fresh ginger and fenugreek, then coated with berbere sauce and cooked gently until tender. Served with hard boiled egg.
Meat Combination
37.00
A medley of meat dishes introduced daily, served with three fresh vegetable dishes.

$Seafood Dishes


Assa Wat
$28.00
Filet of south african haddock, lightly seasoned with white pepper, sea salt and traditional spices simmered in a keywat sauce. Hot.
Assa Tibs
$28.00
Marinated filet of cape hadie lightly seasoned with fresh herbs, sauteed in shiba wine with african salsa.
Assa M Charmale
$28.50
Filet of south african haddock seasoned with selected fresh herbs and spices, lightly breaded and pan fried with fresh garlic, parsley, cumin and red peppers.
Shrimp Alecha
$29.00
Shrimp cooked in a green pepper and ethiopian herb reduction sauce seasoned with ginger, rosemary and a touch of jalapeno pepper. Mild.
Shrimp Tibs
$29.50
Shrimp marinated in honey wine, rosemary and awaze sauce, then pan fried with hot peppers, onions and greens.
Shrimp Wat
29.00
Tender shrimp sauteed with white pepper and salt then simmered in keywat. Hot.

$Vegetarian Dishes


Mesir Azefah
$17.00
A salad of green lentils, chopped onions and jalapeno pepper, seasoned with giner, garlic, white pepper, lemon and mustard seed. Served cold.
Atakilt Wat
$18.50
Fresh green beans, carrots, potatoes, green peppers, cabbage and onions, sauteed with garlic, ginger and tomatoes a makeda favorite.
Shiro Wat
$16.50
Pureed split peas cooked with ethiopian spices. Mild or hot.
Kik Alicha
$16.50
Yellow split peas cooked and flavored with green pepper, onion and ethiopian herbs.
Mesir Wat
$16.50
Lentils cooked with chopped onions, garlic, ginger, olive oil and mild berbere sauce.
Ful
$15.50
Ethiopian beans cooked and flavored with tomatoes, onions, hot green peppers, and seasoned with special spices, served with a splash of olive oil and ethiopian salsa.
Vegetable Combination
$25.50
Your chocie of any five vegetable dishes.
Gomen Wat
16.50
Fresh collard greens sauteed with fine onion, garlic, ginger, tomatoes and ethiopian spices.

$Desserts


Pecan Bourbon Tart
$6.00
A rich traditional pecan pie filling with flavor of kentucky bourbon brimming with pecans in a butter cookie tart shell.
Carrot Cake
$5.00
Granulated carrots with a variety of spices baked together and topped with a silky smooth cream cheese.
New York Cheesecake
$5.00
Plain, but not ordinary. Creamy, firm, thick cheesecake, lightly dusted with graham cracker crumbs.
Apple Crunch
$6.00
Heavy crumb bottom filled with fresh apples and walnuts, topped with lots of crumbs.
The Ultimate White Chocolate Mousse Cake
$6.00
Pure white chocolate and whipped heavy cream over a buttery cookie crust, topped with swirls of ganache.
Chocolate Mousse
$5.50
Our signature cake, a very light chocolate mousse with an oreo crust and topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
Royal Champagne
$6.00
We start with a dense chocolate cake covered with chocolate mousse, then a layer of champagne bavarian spotted with bits of raspberry. It is finished with champagne glaze and a garnish of delicate chocolate lace.
Grand Seuoia
$6.50
Bittersweet chocolate mousse with grand marnier, wrapped in chocolate bark.
Chocolate Madness
$6.00
A chocolate lover's dream, our smooth chocolate mousse with crunchy praline atop a layer of chocolate mud cake, finished with a crown of rich chocolate ganache and a curled piece of chocolate.
Gelato
$4.50
Pistachio, maccachino, flor di latte, caramel chip, raisin and rum cafe latte, mint chocolate cream.
Sorbets
$6.00-4.50
Champagne pineapple, watermelon, mango, coconut, orange.

Appetizers


Loubia
$7.50
Fresh whole string beans sauteed in a blend of fresh parsley, ginger, garlic and cumin.
Zaalouk
$6.50
Diced eggplant pan fried in virgin olive oil with a blend of garlic, ginger, chopped parsley and cumin with a hint of lemon.
Kefta
$7.50
Moroccan meatballs made from lean ground beef, a blend of traditional herbs and spices, onions and crushed peppers.
D' Jaj Bi Zitoune
7.50
Marinated chicken tenderloins sauteed with green olives and lightly seasoned, with a selection of traditional spices.

$Salad


Tossed Salad
$7.00
Fit Fit
7.00

$Sampler Platter


Makeda's Best Of The Best
29.00
For those with the ambition to order the whole menu but the practicality not to try, we offer a taste of almost everything. Destined to share between two.

$Lamb Dishes


Beg Wat
$13.00
Lamb marinated first in fine ethiopian red wine and then braised in ethiopia's special berbere sauce. Hot.
Lega Tibs
$13.50
Tender boneless leg of lamb marinated in white wine, then sauteed with rosemary, onions and green peppers.
Beg Alecha
$12.50
Tender pieces of lamb braised slowly in green pepper, flavored with an ethiopian herb reduction sauce, ginger, rosemary and a touch of jalapeno pepper. Mild.
Zilzil Strips
15.50
Strips of tender lamb marinated in an awaze sauce of ethiopian honey wine, garlic and onions, fried quickly in seasoned butter.

$Beef Dishes


Tibs Wat
$13.00
Sauteed prime beef simmered in keywat and seasoned with special ethiopian spices, a touch or salt, and fine white pepper.
Special Tibs
$16.00
Cubed filet mignon sauteed with diced vegetables, onion, tomato, green pepper and clarified ethiopian herb sauce. Hot or mild.
Gored Gored
$16.00
Diced marinated filet mignon served in an awaze sauce (served like steak tartar).
Tibs Fitfit
$14.50
Small cubes of filet mignon sauteed with diced onion, green pepper and sliced tomato, mixed with bits of injera. Hot or mild.
Gomen Be Sega
$16.00
Fresh collard greens with sauteed filet mignon, finely diced onions and peppers, spiced with cardamom and pepper corn. Mild.
Kitfo
$16.00
Finely chopped tenderloin of beef seasoned with an ethiopian herb reduction sauce and mitmita (a fine powder of chili pepper and red pepper). It can be served lightly cooked (lub-lub style) upon request. Hot.
Minchetabesh
12.00
Finely chopped sirloin, pan fried with ginger, onion, cardamom and white pepper until golden, then sauteed in ethiopia's famous keywat.

$Chicken Dishes


Doro Tibs
$13.00
Boneless pieces of chicken sauteed and seasoned with an ethiopian herb reduction sauce, awaze sauce, hot peppers and onions. Hot.
Doro Alecha
$11.00
Chicken legs and thighs seasoned with ginger, rosemary and jalapeno pepper and simmered in a hearty ethiopian herb reduction sauce. Served with hard boiled egg.
Doro Wat
$11.00
Chicken legs and thighs marinated in lemon juice, then sauteed in butter and seasoned with garlic, fresh ginger and fenugreek, then coated with berbere sauce and cooked gently until tender. Served with hard boiled egg.
Meat Combination
20.00
A medley of meat dishes introduced daily, served with three fresh vegetable dishes.

$Seafood Dishes


Assa Wat
$18.50
Filet of south african haddock, lightly seasoned with white pepper, sea salt and traditional spices simmered in a key wat sauce. Hot.
Assa Tibs
$18.50
Marinated filet of cape hadie lightly seasoned with fresh herbs, sauteed in shiba wine with african salsa.
Assa M Charmale
$18.50
Filet of south african haddock seasoned with selected fresh herbs and spices, lightly breaded and pan fried with fresh garlic, parsley, cumin and red peppers.
Shrimp Alecha
$19.00
Shrimp cooked in a green pepper and ethiopian herb reduction sauce seasoned with giner, rosemary and a touch of jalapeno pepper. Mild.
Shrimp Tibs
$19.00
Shrimp marinated in honey wine, rosemary and awaze sauce, then pan fried with hot peppers, onions and greens. Hot.
Shrimp Wat
19.00
Tender shrimp sauteed with white pepper and salt then simmered in keywat. Hot.

$Vegetarian Dishes


Mesir Azefah
$9.50
A salad of green lentils, chopped onions and jalapeno pepper, seasoned with ginger, garlic, white pepper, lemon and mustard seed. Served cold.
Atakilt Wat
$10.00
Fresh green beans, carrots, potatoes, green peppers, cabbage, red onions, sauteed with garlic, ginger and tomatoes a makeda favorite.
Shiro Wat
$9.50
Pureed split peas cooked with ethiopian spices. Mild or hot.
Gomen Wat
$7.00
Fresh collard greens sauteed with fine onion, garlic, ginger, tomatoes and ethiopian spices.
Kik Alicha
$9.50
Yellow split peas cooked and flavored with green pepper, onion and ethiopian herbs.
Mesir Wat
$9.50
Lentils cooked with chopped onions, garlic, ginger, olive oil and mild berbere sauce.
Ful
$9.50
Ethiopian beans cooked and flavored with tomatoes, onions, hot green peppers, and seasoned with special spices, served with a splash of olive oil and ethiopian salsa.
Vegetable Combination
16.00
Your choice of any five vegetable dishes.

$Makeda Wraps


Cote D'Ivoire
$9.00
Sauteed chicken with coconut ginger mayonnaise in a spinach wrap.
Kumassi Special
$9.00
Grilled chicken with jalapeno butter and sweet onion marmalade.
Kilimanjaro
$9.50
Grilled lamb with mango chutney drizzled with chili oil.
Casablanca
$9.00
Sauteed lamb strips with curried couscous in an apricot barbecue sauce.
Lagos Jumping
$9.50
Sliced filet mignon with roasted tomatoes and jalapeno butter, drizzled with a balsamic reduction sauce. Mild or hot.
Seycheles
$9.50
Ginger beef with vegetable stew, seasoned with cumin.
Mombassa
$10.00
Chilled shrimp and crabmeat salad with a lemon-mustard sauce encased in a spinach wrap.
Capetown
$8.50
Curried vegetable stew encased in a spinach wrap.
Addis Ababa
$8.50
Ethiopian beans and corn with tomatoes and collard greens, drizzled with chili butter.
The Nile
8.50
Fried eggplant with cucumbers, yogurt and peanuts, drizzled with curry oil.

$Lunch Special


Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant Lunch Special
9.95
Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant Lunch Special: Create your own combination for only $9.95. Meat combination and vegetarian combinations. Choice of one meat entree and two vegetable entrees or your choice of four vegetable entrees.

$Lunch Special - Meat Entrees

All entrees served with Injera Ethiopian Bread.
Tibs Wat
Sauteed prime beef simmered in key wat and seasoned with a touch of salt and fine white paper.
Minchetabesh
Finely chopped sirloin, pan fried with ginger onion cardamom and white paper until golden, and then sauteed in ethiopia's famous key wat.
Doro Tibs
Boneless spices of chicken sauteed with an ethiopian herb sauce awaze sauce, hot peppers and onion.
Doro Wat
Chicken legs and thighs marinated in lemon juice, then sauteed in butter and seasoned in butter and seasoned with garlic fresh, fresh ginger fenugreek, then coated with berbere sauce and cooked gently until tender. Served with hard boiled egg.
Doro Alicha
Chicken legs and thighs seasons seasoned with ginger rosemary and jalapeno pepper and simmered in a hearty ethiopian herb reduction sauce. Served with hard boiled a egg.

Lunch Special - Vegetable Entrees

All entrees served with Injera Ethiopian Bread.
Atakilt Wat
Fresh green beans carrot potatoes green peppers cabbage and onions sauteed with garlic ginger and tomatoes.
Gomen Wat
Fresh collard greens sauteed with fine onion, garlic, tomatoes and ethiopian spices.
Makeda's Ethiopian Tossed Salad
Assortment of green salad tossed with special dressing.
Kik Alicha
Yellow split peas cooked and flavored with green paper, onion and ethiopian herb.
Mesir Wat
Lentils cooked with chopped onion, garlic, olive oil and mild berebere sauce.
Mesir Azefa
A salad of green lentils ,chopped onions and jalapeno pepper, seasoned with ginger garlic, white paper, lemon and mustard seed . Served cold.
Shiro Wat
Pureed split peas cooked with ethiopian spices.
Ful
Ethiopian beans cooked and flavored with tomatoes, onion hot green peppers and seasoned with specialn spices, served with splash of olive oil, and ethiopian salsa.
Fitfit
Finely chopped tomatoes, onion, and jalapeno peppers, combined with ethiopian spices and then tossed with a bit of injera.

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