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Shiro Wot

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Shiro Wot

Ethiopian chickpea flour stew — a thick, spiced sauce of berbere, garlic and onion, the everyday protein of Orthodox fasting days.

Total time
50 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
40 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Ethiopian
Vegan

Ingredients

200gshiro flour (roasted chickpea flour)
2onions, very finely diced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbspberbere spice
4 tbspniter kibbeh or oil
500mlwater
saltto taste

Instructions

1

Slowly fry onion in niter kibbeh 20 minutes until deep golden.

2

Add garlic and berbere. Cook 3 minutes.

3

Whisk shiro flour with 200ml water until smooth.

4

Add remaining water to pot. Bring to simmer. Whisk in shiro paste.

5

Cook 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until thick and smooth. Season. Serve on injera.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
26
Protein
0.8g
Fat
0.1g
Carbs
6.1g
Fiber
1g
Sodium
3mg

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