Due to a few people talking about Ethiopian food for the past day or so (looking at you Lisa), I really wanted it for dinner tonight. A slight problem though: a) we weren't going out to get it (too lazy); and b) I didn't have the key ingredients of berbere or teff (or injera). Regardless, I was determined to cobble something together. I poked around the kitchen cabinets, pantry, fridge and CSA box and after 2.5 hours in the kitchen, the following was served:
- Pseudo Injera (white flour, water, vinegar and baking powder)
- Tikil Gomen (cabbage, potatoes, carrots, cumin, turmeric and I threw in some radish greens)
- Kik Alicha (yellow split peas, onions, garlic, cumin, turmeric)
- Pseudo Doro Wat (soy curls, onions, dark seasoned chili powder, smoked paprika, garlic powder, dash of cloves)
Anyway, the meal did manage to satisfy my cravings but I need to stock up on real Ethiopian spices and mixes and I need some good Ethiopian food very soon. Until then, I'm going to gorge on the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
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I'm so jealous! I love ethopian food, but there is none where i live and I have no idea how to make it. That looks so great!
Hot damn that looks good! I can't believe you improvised injera--that's some skillz right there.
Oh, and you're welcome. :p
radioactivegan: Thanks! All you need is some berbere and some teff flour and you're set.
Divine Miss V: Thanks! I wish I had more pans so I could have fry-steamed it instead of baked it. Like I said, wasn't totally authentic but good for a weeknight dinner at home.
I love Ethiopian and just bought teff flour and berbere spice mix. I must make some soon. Yum!
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