Swahili Village - The Consulate DC Menu

1990 M St NW, Washington, DC 20036
  • All Day

    • Samosa

      Handmade pastry stuffed with seasoned beef, onion, and cilantro.
      $11.50
    • Nyama Choma Bites / Suya

      Char-grilled bite-sized beef cubes, seasoned with authentic swahili spices.
      $20.70
    • Chicken Wings

      Deep-fried wings served with swahili sweet sauce.
      $13.80
    • Goat / Mbuzi Bites

      Marinated bite-sized chunks of goat meat, char-grilled and sautéed with onions.
      $20.70
    • Bhajia

      Deep-fried sliced potatoes dipped in a lentil batter.
      $9.20
    • Samaki Fillet Bites

      Deep-fried bite-sized tilapia fillet chunks in a rich coconut curry, or sautéed with onions and cilantro.
      $20.70
    • Curry Chicken / Kuku Curry

      Our signature slow cooked seasoned chicken in curry sauce.
      $34.50
    • Grilled Chicken / Kuku Choma

      Grilled chicken breast marinated & char-grilled.
      $34.50
    • Tilapia / Samaki Fillet

      Deep-fried tilapia fillet chunks in a rich coconut curry, or sautéed with onions and cilantro.
      $36.80
    • Whole Tilapia / Samaki Kaanga

      Deep-fried whole tilapia fish on the bone.
      $39.10
    • Samaki Wa Nazi

      Whole deep-fried tilapia, seasoned in Kenyan spices and finished with a coconut sauce.
      $40.25
    • Whole Tilapia / Samaki Wa Mchuzi

      Whole deep-fried tilapia, seasoned in Kenyan spices and finished with masala sauce.
      $40.25
    • Suya / Nyama Choma

      Char-grilled beef cubes, seasoned with authentic swahili spices.
      $39.10
    • Oxtail Stew

      Succulent, slow cooked, tender braised oxtails in a rich blend of swahili seasoning and served as a stew.
      $43.70
    • Beef Stew / Nyama Mchuzi

      Slow-cooked marinated beef stew in authentic swahili village spices and seasoning.
      $36.80
    • Nyama Kaanga

      Char-grilled beef cubes sautéed with onions, tomatoes and cilantro.
      $39.10
    • Lamb Chops

      3 lamb chops marinated in a garlic butter, thyme, and other secret herbs and spices. Then pan-seared and finally, slow-grilled in an open flame.
      $48.30
    • Goat Stew / Mbuzi Mchuzi

      Slow cooked marinated goat stew in authentic swahili village spices and seasonings.
      $39.10
    • Grilled Goat / Mbuzi Kaanga

      Char-grilled chunks of marinated goat meat sautéed with onions, tomatoes and cilantro.
      $43.70
    • Grilled Goat / Mbuzi Choma

      Marinated chunks of goat meat, char-grilled and sautéed with onions.
      $43.70
    • Lentils / Ndengu

      Vegetarian. Slow simmered lentil coconut stew with your choice of two sides or without sides.
      $27.60
    • Red Beans / Maharagwe

      Vegetarian. Red bean coconut stew with choice of side.
      $27.60
    • Sauce

      Masala or coconut sauce options available.
      $6.30
    • Group Platter

      Serves 5 people. Grilled goat, beef and chicken served with collard greens, spinach, cabbage, ugali, and chapati garnished with kachumbari.
      $166.75
    • House Salad

      Fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, raisins, sweet onions.
      $16.10
    • Beef / Nyama Salad

      Fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, raisins, sweet onions topped with succulent grilled beef cubes.
      $25.30
    • Chicken / Kuku Salad

      Fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, raisins, sweet onions topped with tender boneless grilled chicken.
      $25.30
    • Fish / Samaki Salad

      Fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, raisins, sweet onions topped with chunks of tilapia fillet.
      $23.00
    • Fried Sweet Plantains / Ndizi Kaanga

      Deep-fried sweet ripe plantains.
      $9.20
    • Flatbread / Chapati

      Kenyan flatbread, heated and folded.
      $9.20
    • Collard Greens / Sukuma Wiki

      Collard greens sautéed with sweet onions.
      $9.20
    • Cabbage / Kabeji

      Sautéed cabbage with shredded carrots.
      $9.20
    • Kachumbari

      Diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro, lime juice and fresh habanero pepper.
      $9.20
    • Corn Fufu / Ugali

      Soft, doughy staple to accompany many soup or stew dishes (and corn infused).
      $9.20
    • Spinach

      Sautéed spinach.
      $9.20
    • Chips

      French fries.
      $9.20
    • Pilau Rice

      Basmati rice with aromatic spices.
      $9.20
    • Mokimo

      Mashed peas, corn, mashed potatoes and sautéed onions.
      $9.20
    • White Rice / Wali

      Boiled white rice, with bits of peas and shredded carrots.
      $9.20
    • Cheesecake

      Cream cheese with graham cracker crust.
      $11.50
    • Chocolate Cake

      Layers of rich chocolate cake and fudge frosting.
      $11.50
    • Mango Lassi

      Blended yogurt, whole milk, mango puree, and cardamom.
      $11.50
    • Tropical Juice

      Select from orange, cranberry, pink lemonade, or pineapple flavors.
      $9.20
  • Lunch Specials

    • Suya / Nyama Choma

      Char-grilled beef cubes, seasoned with authentic swahili spices.
      $28.75
    • Grilled Chicken / Kuku Choma

      Grilled chicken breast marinated and chargrilled.
      $28.75
    • Grilled Goat / Mbuzi Choma

      Marinated chunks of goat meat, char-grilled and sautéed with onions.
      $28.75
    • Lentils / Ndengu

      Vegetarian. Choice of two sides.
      $23.00
    • Red Beans / Maharagwe

      Vegetarian. Red bean coconut stew with choice of two sides.
      $23.00
    • Tilapia / Samaki Fillet

      Deep-fried tilapia fillet chunks in a rich coconut curry, or sautéed with onions and cilantro.
      $27.60
    • Goat Stew / Mbuzi Mchuzi

      Slow cooked marinated goat stew in authentic swahili village spices and seasonings.
      $27.60
    • Beef Stew / Nyama Mchuzi

      Slow cooked marinated beef stew in authentic swahili village spices and seasoning.
      $27.60
    • Curry Chicken / Kuku Curry

      Our signature slow cooked seasoned chicken in curry sauce.
      $27.60
    • Chicken / Kuku Salad

      Fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, raisins, sweet onions topped with tender boneless grilled chicken.
      $25.30
    • Fish / Samaki Salad

      Fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, raisins, sweet onions topped with chunks of tilapia filet.
      $23.00
    • Beef / Nyama Salad

      Fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, raisins, sweet onions topped with succulent grilled beef cubes.
      $25.30
    • Mango Lassi

      Blended yogurt, whole milk, mango puree, and cardamom.
      $11.50
    • Sodas

      Assorted sodas available: Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, and Diet Coke.
      $3.50
    • Juices

      Freshly squeezed orange, tangy pineapple, tart cranberry, and refreshing pink lemonade options.
      $9.20
    • Cheesecake

      Cream cheese with graham cracker crust.
      $11.50
    • Chocolate Cake

      Layers of rich chocolate cake and fudge frosting.
      $11.50
    • Kenyan Flatbread / Chapati

      $10.35
    • Collard Greens

      Also known as "sukuma wiki" - collard greens sauteed with sweet onions
      $11.50
    • Cabbage / Kabeji

      Sautéed cabbage with shredded carrots.
      $10.35
    • Plantains / Ndizi Kaanga

      $10.35
    • Spinach

      Sautéed spinach in coconut milk.
      $11.50
    • Seasoned Basmati Rice / Pilau Rice

      $10.35
    • White Basmati Rice / Wali

      $10.35
    • Corn Meal Mashed / Ugali

      $10.35
    • Chips (French Fries)

      $10.35
    • Samosa

      Handmade pastry stuffed with seasoned beef, onion, and cilantro.
      $11.50
    • Nyama Choma Bites / Suya

      Char-grilled bite-sized beef cubes, seasoned with authentic swahili spices.
      $20.70
    • Chicken Wings

      Deep-fried wings served with swahili sweet sauce.
      $13.80
    • Goat / Mbuzi Bites

      Marinated bite-sized chunks of goat meat, char-grilled and sautéed with onions.
      $20.70
    • Bhajia

      Deep-fried sliced potatoes dipped in a lentil batter.
      $9.20
    • Samaki Fillet Bites

      Deep-fried bite-sized tilapia fillet chunks in a rich coconut curry, or sautéed with onions and cilantro.
      $20.70
    • Curry Chicken / Kuku Curry

      Our signature slow cooked seasoned chicken in curry sauce.
      $34.50
    • Grilled Chicken / Kuku Choma

      Grilled chicken breast marinated & char-grilled.
      $34.50
    • Tilapia / Samaki Fillet

      Deep-fried tilapia fillet chunks in a rich coconut curry, or sautéed with onions and cilantro.
      $36.80
    • Whole Tilapia / Samaki Kaanga

      Deep-fried whole tilapia fish on the bone.
      $39.10
    • Samaki Wa Nazi

      Whole deep-fried tilapia, seasoned in Kenyan spices and finished with a coconut sauce.
      $40.25
    • Whole Tilapia / Samaki Wa Mchuzi

      Whole deep-fried tilapia, seasoned in Kenyan spices and finished with masala sauce.
      $40.25
    • Suya / Nyama Choma

      Char-grilled beef cubes, seasoned with authentic swahili spices.
      $39.10
    • Oxtail Stew

      Succulent, slow cooked, tender braised oxtails in a rich blend of swahili seasoning and served as a stew.
      $43.70
    • Beef Stew / Nyama Mchuzi

      Slow-cooked marinated beef stew in authentic swahili village spices and seasoning.
      $36.80
    • Nyama Kaanga

      Char-grilled beef cubes sautéed with onions, tomatoes and cilantro.
      $39.10
    • Lamb Chops

      3 lamb chops marinated in a garlic butter, thyme, and other secret herbs and spices. Then pan-seared and finally, slow-grilled in an open flame.
      $48.30
    • Goat Stew / Mbuzi Mchuzi

      Slow cooked marinated goat stew in authentic swahili village spices and seasonings.
      $39.10
    • Grilled Goat / Mbuzi Kaanga

      Char-grilled chunks of marinated goat meat sautéed with onions, tomatoes and cilantro.
      $43.70
    • Grilled Goat / Mbuzi Choma

      Marinated chunks of goat meat, char-grilled and sautéed with onions.
      $43.70
    • Lentils / Ndengu

      Vegetarian. Slow simmered lentil coconut stew with your choice of two sides or without sides.
      $27.60
    • Red Beans / Maharagwe

      Vegetarian. Red bean coconut stew with choice of side.
      $27.60
    • Sauce

      Masala or coconut-based sauce, at your choice.
      $6.30
    • Group Platter

      Serves 5 people. Grilled goat, beef and chicken served with collard greens, spinach, cabbage, ugali, and chapati garnished with kachumbari.
      $166.75
    • House Salad

      Fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, raisins, sweet onions.
      $16.10
    • Beef / Nyama Salad

      Fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, raisins, sweet onions topped with succulent grilled beef cubes.
      $25.30
    • Chicken / Kuku Salad

      Fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, raisins, sweet onions topped with tender boneless grilled chicken.
      $25.30
    • Fish / Samaki Salad

      Fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, raisins, sweet onions topped with chunks of tilapia fillet.
      $23.00
    • Fried Sweet Plantains / Ndizi Kaanga

      Deep-fried sweet ripe plantains.
      $9.20
    • Flatbread / Chapati

      Kenyan flatbread, heated and folded.
      $9.20
    • Collard Greens / Sukuma Wiki

      Collard greens sautéed with sweet onions.
      $9.20
    • Cabbage / Kabeji

      Sautéed cabbage with shredded carrots.
      $9.20
    • Kachumbari

      Diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro, lime juice and fresh habanero pepper.
      $9.20
    • Corn Fufu / Ugali

      Soft, doughy staple to accompany many soup or stew dishes (and corn infused).
      $9.20
    • Spinach

      Sautéed spinach.
      $9.20
    • Chips

      French fries.
      $9.20
    • Pilau Rice

      Basmati rice with aromatic spices.
      $9.20
    • Mokimo

      Mashed peas, corn, mashed potatoes and sautéed onions.
      $9.20
    • White Rice / Wali

      Boiled white rice, with bits of peas and shredded carrots.
      $9.20
    • Mango Mousse

      Our famous creamy mango cake.
      $11.50
    • Cheesecake

      Cream cheese with graham cracker crust.
      $11.50
    • Chocolate Cake

      Layers of rich chocolate cake and fudge frosting.
      $11.50
    • Mango Lassi

      Blended yogurt, whole milk, mango puree, and cardamom.
      $11.50
    • Tropical Juice

      Refreshing tropical juice available in orange, cranberry, pink lemonade, or pineapple flavors.
      $9.20

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Menu Gallery

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  • Menu 3
  • Menu 4
  • Menu 5
  • Menu 6

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