Blue Nile
Ethiopian Cuisine
Take-Out & Catering
2300 Chapel Hill Road
Durham, NC
Tel (919) 490 0462
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Blue Nile represents Ethiopian Authentic chicken, Tender chopped lamb or
beef sauteed to perfection with herbs & spices. Vegetables and seafood dishes.
Naturally low in fat and vegetable specialties.
We cater small or large office meetings, parties or church groups
At Blue Nile we prepare food the traditional way:
Affordable prices and generous portions.
Menu
menu items change daily. inquire at time of order.
Vegetarian Entrees
- Kik Alitcha
- Yellow split peas simmered in a mild sauce of onions, herbs and spices
$4.50
- Yemisir Kay Watt
- Lentils are simmered in Blue Nile's own spice sauce
$4.50
- Atkilt Watt
- String beans with sliced carrots and potato chunks simmered in mild sauce
$5.75
- Tikil Gomen
- Sliced cabbage, carrots and potatoes cooked to perfection in mild sauce
$5.75
- Gomen Watt
- Chopped collard greens and potatoes are simmered in onions and herbs
$5.75
- Yemisir Azefah (lentil salad)
- A salad of green lentils, chopped onions and jalapeno peppers and tomatoes mixed in a vinaigrette sauce
$4.50
- Ethiopian Potato Salad
- Chopped potatoes, green chili, onion in Blue Nile's house dressing
$3.50, side order $1.50
- Vegetarian Combination
- A serving of four vegetarian dishes arranged on a platter
$6.50
Blue Nile's Special Entrees
All items served with two vegetables and Injera (Ethiopian bread).
Injera is made from teff, a cereal grain unique to Ethiopia.
- Yedoro Watt
- A drumstick cooked to tenderness in a hot and thick berbere sauce, and served
in Ethiopian style with a hard boiled egg
$6.95
- Kay Watt
- Very lean chopped beef, simmered in garlic, onions, fresh ginger, with
hot and thick berbere sauce
$6.95
- Blue Nile Tibbs
- Tender chopped lamb or beef sauteed to perfection with onion, green chili, seasoned butter and herbs
$6.95
- Kitfo
- Freshly minced, very lean tender chopped prime beef seasoned with special butter and "mitmita".
(Kitfo is served raw, like steak tartar or lebleb (very rare).) ...Available by
request on Friday, Staurday and Sunday only.
$8.00
- Shrimp Tibbs
- Shrimp marinated in rosemary and Blue Nile's special sauce, then pan fried with hot peppers, onions and greens.
$6.95
- Shrimp Watt
- Shrimp sauteed in Blue Niles unique hot and spicy sauce
$6.95
- Shrimp Alitcha
- Shrimp simmered in a mild sauce of onion, herbs and spices
$6.95
- Shrimp Atkilt
- Shrimp cooked with string beans, carrots and cauliflower in Blue Nile sauce
$6.95
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