Niter Kibbeh

Name: Niter Kibbeh
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ethiopian
Ingredients: 500g unsalted butter; 1 onion, roughly diced; 6 cloves garlic, smashed; 2cm ginger, sliced; 1 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp cardamom; 1/2 tsp fenugreek; 2 bay leaves

Ethiopian spiced clarified butter — the foundational fat of Ethiopian cooking, infused with onion, garlic and spices.

Total time

40 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Ethiopian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

500gunsalted butter

1onion, roughly diced

6 clovesgarlic, smashed

2cmginger, sliced

1 tspturmeric

1/2 tspcardamom

1/2 tspfenugreek

2bay leaves

Instructions

Melt butter over low heat. Add all other ingredients.

Cook very gently 30 minutes — butter should be clear and golden, not brown.

Strain through muslin, discarding solids.

Cool and store in a sealed jar. Will keep 1 month at room temperature.

Use as the cooking fat in all Ethiopian wots.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

951

Protein

2.6g

Fat

102.2g

Carbs

12.8g

Fiber

3.5g

Sodium

19mg

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