Shiro

Chickpea flour stew, smooth and deeply savoury.

Ingredients

• 1½ cups Chickpea flour
• 2 Onions
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 2 tbsp Berbere spice blend
• 2 Tomatoes
• 3 tbsp Spiced clarified butter
• 2 tsp Salt
• 5 cups Water

Method

1. Cook the onions — Cook the onions dry for 15 minutes, then add the butter and garlic.
2. Add spice — Stir in the berbere and tomato and cook 5 minutes.
3. Add the flour slowly — Whisk the chickpea flour into cold water first, then pour it in gradually — added dry it lumps instantly.
4. Simmer — Cook 25 minutes, stirring often, until smooth and thick.
5. Shiro is ready — Serve bubbling with injera.

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