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At Konjo, we don’t just serve food, we are passionate about it.
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Breakfast

Ful
$
12.00
Broad beans stew cooked in tomatoes, onions, kibbeh*, topped with a sliced hard boiled egg, served with crusty bread and spiced tea.
Vegetarian or vegan
Silts
$
12.00
Scrambled eggs cooked in onions, tomatoes and berbere*, served with crusty bread and spiced tea.
Vegetarian
Half-half
$
14.00
Half serves of both Ful and Silts, served with crusty bread and spiced tea.
Recommended
With Meat
Doro wot - Ethiopian National dish
$
14,00
Single piece of chicken marinated in lemon, simmered in onion, garlic and a blend of spices. Served with a hard boiled egg
Recommended
Lamb kai vot
$
14.50
Spicy lamb stew slow cooked in onions,garlic and berbere*
Hallal
Kitfo
$
14,00
Finely chopped prime beef seasoned withmitmita* & kibbeh* served with Aybe*
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Lunch and dinner

All mains are served with injera*, a flat, slightly sour pancake-like bread, a staple of Ethiopian food, which also serves as your cutlery!

Vegetarian and vegan
Aterkik alitcha
$
16.00
Yellow spleat peas simmered in onions, garlic and tumeric.
Vegan
Kai misir wot
$
16.00
Red lentils simmered in tomatoes, onions, garlic and berbere*.
Vegan
Misir alitcha
$
16.00
Green lentils simmered in onions, garlic and turmeric.
Vegan
Atkilt wot
$
16.00
Cabbage, carrots and potatoes simmered in onions, garlic and turmeric.
Vegan
Kai ser
$
16.00
Beetroot and potato slices, simmered in onions and garlic.
Vegan
Beyeinatu combo
$
18.00
Sampler of the 5 dishes above.
Best vegetarian/vegan option
Shiro
$
16.00
Chickpeas milled into a paste, cooked in onions, garlic and berbere*, kibbeh*.
Vegetarian or vegan
Meat (halal)
Lamb kai wot
$
17.00
Spicy lamb stew slow cooked in onions,garlic and berbere*.
Lamb alicha
$
17.00
Non-spicy lamb stew with potatoes, carrots slow cooked in turmeric onions and garlic.
Misto
$
18.00
Half serves of both above dishes.
Beef tibs
$
18.00
Prime beef strips sautéed to perfection in onions, garlic, jalapeno and berbere*.
Kitfo
$
18.00
Finely chopped prime beef seasoned with mitmita* & kibbeh* served with aybe*.
Dulet kitfo
$
18.00
Like kitfo with the addition of finely chopped onions and jalapeno (no aybe*).
Sega firfir
$
18.00
Pieces of injera covered with beef tibs and berbere gravy.
Half/half
$
20.00
Half a serve of beef tibs, half a serve of kitfo.
Doro wot
$
18.00
Pieces of chicken marinated in lemon, simmered in onion, garlic and a blend of spices. Served with a hard boiled egg.
National Dish

PLATTERS... share the LOVE!

Wide selection of mild and spicy dishes served on a tray of injera*.
Platters are sized per person: the greater the number of diners, the bigger the tray!

Mixed platter (content may vary slightly depending on availability)
$
25.00 per person
Beetroot, cabbage, spicy lamb stew, mild lamb stew, kitfo, beef tibs, red lentils in berbere, green lentils and yellow split peas. (min. order for 2 people )
8 dishes
Vegetarian and vegan platter (content may vary slightly depending on availability)
$
22.50 per person
Beetroot, cabbage stew, red lentils in berbere, green lentils and yellow split peas in turmeric, shiro, pumpkin and potato in garlic and Ethiopian salad. (min. order for 2 people )
8 dishes
With Meat
Doro wot - Ethiopian National dish
$
14,00
Single piece of chicken marinated in lemon, simmered in onion, garlic and a blend of spices. Served with a hard boiled egg
Recommended
Lamb kai vot
$
14.50
Spicy lamb stew slow cooked in onions,garlic and berbere*
Hallal
Kitfo
$
14,00
Finely chopped prime beef seasoned withmitmita* & kibbeh* served with Aybe*
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OUR MOST POPULAR :
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$18

Taste 5 of our best vegetarian dishes...


Beyeinatu combo

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To help stop the spread of coronavirus, our Buffet Deals are temporarily unavailable.

$22.50
/pers.

Ethiopian cuisine tastes best shared with friends...

VEGAN PLATTER
A combination of 8 veggies and lentils stews with injera on a shared tray.
To help stop the spread of coronavirus, our Buffet Deals are temporarily unavailable.

$25.00 /pers.

Ethiopian cuisine tastes best shared with friends...

mixed platter

A combination of 8 veggies, lentils stews and meat dishes with injera on a shared tray.
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Beverages

Traditional Ethiopian coffee
Jebana
$
5.00 per person
Hot drinks
Latte, Flat White, Long Black, Short Black, Macchiato
$
4.00
Mocha, Hot Chocolate, Chai Latte
$
5.00
Tea (Black, Spiced, Green, Ginger)
$
3.00
Large size
Extra $
0.50
Bonsoy Soy Milk / Almond Milk
Extra $
0.50
Cold drinks
Soft drinks
From $
3.00
Jebana
(traditional Ethiopian coffee)
Small
$
6.50
For 1 or 2 people
Medium
$
8.50
For 3 or 4 people
Large
$
14.50
For 5 to 6 people

Glossary

Berbere
Ethiopian spice mix containing chilli and 20 odd other spices.
Mitmita
Powdered mix of ground bird’s eye chilli peppers, cloves and salt, used as a condiment.
Aybe
Home-made spiced cottage cheese.
Kibbeh
Ethiopian clarified butter seasoned with a mix of native Ethiopian herbs and spices (non vegan).
Injera
Ethiopia’s soft, sourdough spongy bread. Injera is usually spread onto a tray and topped with a selection of stews. Pieces of injera are then torn and skillfully used to scoop up the stews.

The Art of Eating Ethiopian

Eating Ethiopian style for the first time can be a daunting experience.
Not only do you share with friends/family off a communal tray, but everyone eats with their hands!

1. Tear off a piece of injera with your right hand.

2. Use the tip of your stretched fingers in a repeated pinch & roll motion to lead the stews into the injera.

3. Take it to your mouth, enjoy!

Gursha

Don’t be embarrassed or alarmed if someone - usually the host - picks the tastiest morsel and feeds it directly into your mouth! It is a custom called gursha. The trick is to take it without letting your mouth come into contact with the person’s fingers, or allowing the food to fall. It’s a mark of great friendship or affection, and is usually given at least twice (once is considered unlucky).‍
Refusing to take Gursha is a terrible slight to the person offering it!

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Contact info

Konjo Cafe
89 Irving St, Footscray VIC 3011
contact@konjo.com.au
(03) 9529 1680

OPening hours

Tue. to Sat. 9.00am - 8pm
Sun. 9.30 AM - 3:00PM
Closed: Monday