Ethiopian Cuisine

31 dishes · Community built

Ethiopian Dishes

#1

Doro Wat

Ethiopia's most celebrated dish — chicken slow-cooked in a rich, deeply spiced stew of berbere, onions, garlic, ginger a...

#2

Injera

The foundation of Ethiopian cuisine — a large, spongy sourdough flatbread made from teff grain, used as both plate and u...

#3

Kitfo

Ethiopian steak tartare — finely minced raw or lightly warmed beef mixed with mitmita (a dry chilli spice blend) and nit...

#4

Tibs

Sautéed meat — usually lamb or beef — cooked with onions, tomatoes, rosemary and jalapeño in a hot pan or clay pot. The ...

#5

Shiro

A thick, creamy stew made from powdered chickpeas or broad beans cooked with onions, garlic, tomatoes and spices. Shiro ...

#6

Yebeg Alicha

A mild lamb stew cooked with turmeric, ginger, and garlic, without the heat of berbere spice.

#7

Tikil Gomen

A mild, turmeric-spiced vegetable stew of cabbage, carrots, and potatoes.

#8

Dinich Wot

A hearty potato and carrot stew simmered in a berbere-spiced sauce.

#9

Ethiopian Chechebsa

Torn flatbread pieces tossed in spiced butter, a warming breakfast dish.

#10

Enkulal Firfir

Scrambled eggs cooked with torn injera in a spiced tomato and onion sauce, a hearty Ethiopian breakfast.

#11

Buticha

A smooth chickpea flour dip mixed with lime, chile, and mustard, a light Ethiopian side.

#12

Gomen

Collard greens slow-cooked with onion, garlic, and spiced butter until tender.

#13

Gored Gored

Cubed raw or lightly seared beef tossed with spiced butter and berbere.

#14

Azifa

A cold lentil salad tossed with mustard, lime, and chopped chile, a light fasting dish.

#15

Difo Dabo

A large, festive Ethiopian round bread, spiced and slightly sweet, baked for celebrations.

#16

Siga Wat

A rich, spicy beef stew simmered in berbere sauce, a staple of Ethiopian feasts.

#17

Ethiopian Sambusa

Crispy triangular pastries filled with spiced lentils or beef, a popular Ethiopian snack.

#18

Awaze Tibs

Sautéed cubes of beef tossed in a fiery awaze chili paste with onion and rosemary.

#19

Dulet

Finely chopped tripe, liver, and beef sautéed with spiced butter and chili.

#20

Beyaynetu

A colorful combination platter of several vegetarian stews and salads served together on injera.

#21

Kikil

Lamb leg slow-cooked in a mild ginger and garlic sauce, a nourishing Ethiopian stew.

#22

Misir Wot

A spicy red lentil stew simmered in berbere sauce, a fundamental Ethiopian vegetarian dish.

#23

Kwalima

A dried, spiced beef sausage seasoned with berbere, a traditional Ethiopian charcuterie.

#24

Dabo

A large, slightly sweet, round bread traditionally baked for holidays and special occasions.

#25

Ayib

A mild, crumbly fresh cheese, often served alongside spicier Ethiopian dishes for balance.

#26

Timatim Salata

A fresh tomato and onion salad, seasoned with lime and chile, a common accompaniment to Ethiopian meals.

#27

Kitfo Leb Leb

A lightly warmed version of kitfo, minced beef cooked briefly in spiced butter until just barely cooked.

#28

Firfir

Torn pieces of injera tossed in a spiced berbere sauce, often eaten for breakfast.

#29

Dabo Kolo

Crunchy, bite-sized fried wheat snacks, lightly spiced and often eaten with coffee.

#30

Kik Alicha

Split peas cooked in a mild turmeric sauce, a comforting vegetarian dish.

#31

Genfo

A thick, mounded barley porridge with a well of spiced butter at the center.

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