Shiro wat — chickpea flour stew with berbere
A savoury chickpea-flour stew with onions, tomato and spiced butter.
Active time25 min
Cooking22 min
Total32 min
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Ingredients
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 onions
- 1 fresh green chilli — optional
- 1 tomato
- 2 tbsp niter kibbeh, Ethiopian spiced clarified butter
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 cups of water
- half a cup of chickpea flour
- half a cup of vegetable oil
- 1 pinch of salt — optional
- ¼ tsp sugar
- 3 tbsp berbere spice blend
Preparation
Peel the onions and garlic. Wash the tomato. Purée the onions in a food processor and set aside. Purée the tomato and chop the garlic. Cook the onion purée in a dry casserole over medium heat for about 5 min, until it starts to colour. Add the oil and berbere and stir for 2 min. Add the tomato and garlic and cook for 3 min.
4 garlic cloves2 onions1 tomatohalf a cup of vegetable oil3 tbsp berbere spice blend- knife
- chopping board
- food processor
- casserole with lid
- spoon
Gradually whisk in the chickpea flour and all the measured water, alternating between them until smooth. Bring to a simmer. Add the niter kibbeh, garlic powder, sugar and optional salt. Cook gently for 10 min, stirring, until cooked through and the oil separates slightly. If using the chilli, wash, chop and add it when serving. Serve hot.
1 fresh green chilli — optional2 tbsp niter kibbeh, Ethiopian spiced clarified butter1 tsp garlic powder2 cups of waterhalf a cup of chickpea flour1 pinch of salt — optional¼ tsp sugar- casserole with lid
- whisk
- knife
- chopping board
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