12 most delicious dishes of Ethiopian cuisine

Ethiopian cuisine is a real magic, which will please any gourmet. Here you can find both delicious meat dishes, as well as hearty vegetarian food based on chickpeas and beans.

Therefore, if necessary, go to the restaurant of Ethiopian cuisine and enjoy unusual and healthy dishes. And if there is no such restaurant in your city, you can prepare some dishes yourself!

1. Unger

Ünjera - this is loose acidic tortillas made from flour tef. Naturally, the ranger does not contain gluten and products of animal origin. These cakes accompany almost any dish, acting as a "substrate." Depending on the grade of flour, the ferrule may have a different shade.

2. Wide

Shiro is a very thick sauce of chickpea flour and spices. If you want to try an authentic sauce, then it's worth buying a special mixture and diluting it with water or cooking a wide according to the recipe below.

Cooking method:

Fry a few finely chopped garlic cloves in olive oil, add a crushed onion to the pan and simmer for about 20 minutes. When the onion is soft, add a glass of water and a few spoons of chickpea into the pan, stir the sauce carefully and continue to cook for another 30-40 minutes, need water. When the sauce is almost ready - add in a wide 1 teaspoon "berber" (Ethiopian seasoning - if not, replace any other one according to your taste) and let it brew.

3. Atqilt-Wat

Atqilt-woot is a delicious vegetable dish made from cabbage, carrots and potatoes.

4. Gomen

Gomen - a popular in Ethiopia ragout of cabbage and spices.

5. Ingubey Tubbs

Ingubey tibbs are mushrooms fried with onions.

6. Messire Wat

Messir Wat is a delicious and beautiful combination of red lentils and traditional Ethiopian spices.

7. Beans

Beans are a popular Ethiopian dish of beans stewed with carrots and fried onions.

8. Baitycha

9. Chechebis

This is one of those rare dishes that are eaten with a spoon. Local residents believe that the Chechnya is the perfect breakfast. The dish consists of slices of Ethiopian cake fried in Berber sauce.

10. The widow is wide

Is the ranger left? Just mix it with a spicy sauce for a wide according to the recipe below.

11. Ethiopian pastries

Dessert is not the basis of Ethiopian cuisine, but, nevertheless, such classic Italian dishes, like tiramisu and chocolate mousse, feel like home in Africa.

12. Makiyato

Coffee is a huge part of the culture and economy of Ethiopia, and thanks to Italian influence, Makiyato has become here the most popular drink.