Ethiopian shiro wat

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Finely chop onion and garlic. Whisk chickpea flour with 350 g cold water until smooth.

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10 min

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Ingredients

  • 360 gChickpea flour (besan)
  • 350 gOnions, raw
  • 30 gGarlic, raw
  • 14 gSpices, paprika
  • 4 gSpices, pepper, red or cayenne
  • 5 gSpices, ginger, ground
  • 3 gSpices, fenugreek seed
  • 35 gOil, olive, salad or cooking
  • 1,450 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking
  • 6 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Finely chop onion and garlic. Whisk chickpea flour with 350 g cold water until smooth.
  2. Fry onion in oil at 165 °C for 9 minutes. Add garlic, paprika, cayenne, ginger and fenugreek for 2 minutes.
  3. Add remaining water and salt. Whisk in the flour slurry and simmer at 90 °C for 14 minutes, stirring continuously.
  4. Rest 5 minutes until the sauce thickens and divide into four bowls.