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Genfo

Thick Ethiopian barley porridge — a communal dish eaten with a hole carved into the top, filled with niter kibbeh and berbere.

Total time
25 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Ethiopian
Vegetarian

Ingredients

300gbarley flour or oat flour
900mlwater
1 tspsalt
4 tbspniter kibbeh
2 tspberbere spice

Instructions

1

Bring water and salt to a boil.

2

Whisk in flour gradually to avoid lumps.

3

Cook over low heat stirring vigorously 15 minutes until very thick and smooth.

4

Mound onto a plate. Make a well in the centre.

5

Mix niter kibbeh with berbere and pour into the well. Eat communally, scooping from the edges.

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
0
Protein
0g
Fat
0g
Carbs
0g
Fiber
0g
Sodium
478mg

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