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Chiko — roasted barley and spiced butter bites

Chiko — roasted barley and spiced butter bites

  • Starter
  • Ethiopian

Savoury, crumbly roasted-barley flour bites bound with clarified butter and scented with cardamom.

Active time18 min

Cooking3 min

Total1 h 30 minResting : 1 h

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Ingredients

  • 2 g ground coriander
  • 227 g niter kibbeh, Ethiopian spiced clarified butter
  • 250 g roasted barley flour, beso duket
  • 2 g caraway seeds
  • 5 g salt
  • 2 g ground cardamom

Preparation

  1. Mix the ready-roasted barley flour with the caraway, ground coriander, cardamom and salt. Gently melt the niter kibbeh in a saucepan without browning it. Gradually stir into the dry ingredients to make a smooth paste without lumps.

    2 g ground coriander
    227 g niter kibbeh, Ethiopian spiced clarified butter
    250 g roasted barley flour, beso duket
    2 g caraway seeds
    5 g salt
    2 g ground cardamom
    • mixing bowl
    • spoon
    • saucepan
  2. Press the paste firmly into a shallow dish, right into the corners, in an even layer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 60 min, until the butter has set. Cut into small bites and serve cool.

    • shallow dish
    • spoon
    • knife

Allergens

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Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Eggs, Fish, Gluten, Lupin, Milk, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.

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Chiko — roasted barley and spiced butter bites