Mianzi Swahili Restaurant

A popular Swahili breakfast dish. Mahamri served with dry pigeon peas slowly cooked in coconut milk

Rice cooked in broth with mixed spices, and other ingredients

A popular Swahili breakfast dish. Mahamri served with dry pigeon peas slowly cooked in coconut milk

Wheat dough spread into a thin pancake, filled with minced meat and egg, folded, and pan-fried

Boiled potato halves, coated with a gram flour batter, and with a small but hot spicy filling deep-fried

A fried pastry triangle with a savory filling of meat cooked with spices and onions

A fried pastry triangle with a savory filling of meat cooked with spices and onions

A fried pastry triangle with a savory vegetarian filling cooked with spices and onion

Finely minced beef, cooked with onions, garlic and spices, rolled, and coated with egg and fried

A bowl of traditional Kenya wimbi sorghum porridge

An East African delicacy. Sweet crunchy diamond-shaped cookies, which have a slightly doughy sweet meat, and is the perfect accompaniment to kahawa tungu (spiced strong coffee).

A sweet Swahili delicacy, simply delicious. Crispy dumplings coated with sugar syrup

An unleavened flatbread made from wheat flour and pan-fried on both sides on a griddle

Swahili triangular hollow doughnuts popular in the East African coastal regions, made with coconut milk, and spiced with cardamom

An authentic Swahili dish a tomato coconut sauce or an infused green pepper and coriander coconut sauce

Fillet. An authentic Swahili dish a tomato coconut sauce or an infused green pepper and coriander coconut sauce

A Swahili specialty. Steamed white rice tampered with turmeric and golden fried onions this is known as biryani. The biryani sauce is made with yoghurt, onions, tomatoes, and a selection of spices and herbs. - on bone

A Swahili specialty. Steamed white rice tampered with turmeric and golden fried onions this is known as biryani. The biryani sauce is made with yoghurt, onions, tomatoes, and a selection of spices and herbs. - on bone

This is a very typical East African rice dish that originated from the far East. The rice is sauteed with an array of spices and herbs and then steamed

This is a very typical East African rice dish that originated from the far East. The rice is sauteed with an array of spices and herbs and then steamed

Chicken marinated in ginger and garlic, simmered in a silky tomato, and coconut sauce

Beef mince cooked with a medley of spices and simmered, topped with peas, and potatoes

A Swahili specialty. Steamed white rice tampered with turmeric and golden fried onions this is known as biryani. The biryani sauce is made with yoghurt, onions, tomatoes, and a selection of spices and herbs. - on bone

Soft beef cubes sauteed and simmered in a silky tomato and coconut sauce

Dried pigeon peas, cooked in coconut milk, and mildly spiced with shredded carrots and tomatoes

Green lentils slow cooked in a tomato sauce and lightly tempered with spices

Red kidney beans slow cooked in a coconut sauce

This is a very typical East African rice dish that originated from the far East. The rice is sauteed with an array of spices and herbs and then steamed

A Swahili specialty. Steamed white rice tampered with turmeric and golden fried onions this is known as biryani. The biryani sauce is made with yoghurt, onions, tomatoes, and a selection of spices and herbs - on bone

This is a very typical East African rice dish that originated from the far East. The rice is sauteed with an array of spices and herbs and then steamed

Chicken cubes simmered in the curry sauce. A sauce prepared with a blend of roasted spices, hot or mild. It is served with rice or chapati

Fish cubes simmered in the curry sauce. A sauce prepared with a blend of roasted spices, hot or mild. It is served with rice or chapati

Beef cubes cooked in the curry sauce. A sauce prepared with a blend of roasted spices, hot or mild. It is served with rice or chapati

Assorted market vegetables gently simmered in spices. A sauce prepared with a blend of roasted spices, hot or mild. It is served with rice or chapati

Shredded cassava (yucca) tampered with onions, spices, and herbs. Served with a chutney

A twist of the traditional ugali dish made with infused honey garlic and lightly spiced

Cassava in coconut sauce

soft, sweet Swahili pancakes made with coconut and rice flour.

fragrant rice cooked with creamy coconut milk for rich flavour.

firm maize meal staple, served with meats, greens, or stews.

Boiled white steamed rice

Fried traditional veggies

An unleavened flatbread made from wheat flour and pan-fried on both sides on a griddle

assorted fresh fruits, beautifully arranged for sharing.

Cooked with coconut

fresh mix of seasonal fruits, chilled and lightly sweetened.

Homemade date ice cream

Fresh ginger tea with milk

Spiced milky tea

Milkshake made with milk, vanilla ice cream, and dates

A slow cooked strong coffee spiced with cardamom, cinnamon and cloves

Mango and passion

A refreshing local specialty juice made from the tamarind fruit and lightly flavored with toasted cardamom