About this dish
A mild lamb stew cooked with turmeric, ginger, and garlic, without the heat of berbere spice.
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Ingredients
🥩600g lamb, cubed
🧅2 onions, chopped
🟡1 tbsp turmeric
🫚1 tbsp ginger, minced
🧈3 tbsp niter kibbeh
Method
Serves 31
Cook the onion slowly in niter kibbeh until very soft.2
Add turmeric, ginger, and garlic, cooking until fragrant.3
Add the lamb and coat well in the spiced butter.4
Add a little water, cover, and simmer until the lamb is tender, about 40-50 minutes.5
Serve with injera.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Yebeg alicha is a milder Ethiopian stew, offering a lighter alternative to the spicier berbere-based wats, often served alongside them.
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