Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes Ethiopia Recipes Home Page

Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes section for recipes from the East African country of Ethiopia. Here you will find all the recipes from Ethiopia on this site all gathered into one place. I have attempted to gather together here as many Ethiopian recipes as possible. The current collection represents the largest gathering of Ethiopian recipes into one place on the web today. (Just scroll down for the recipes, they follow the brief introduction to Ethiopia given below.)

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Ethiopia and its Cuisine

Ethiopia (Ge'ez: ኢትዮጵያ ʾĪtyōṗṗyā), officially: የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ; ye-Ītyōṗṗyā Fēdēralāwī Dīmōkrāsīyāwī Rīpeblīk; Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and ranks amongst the world's oldest nations. It is also Afrca's second most populous country and along with neighbouring Kenya it has yielded some of the oldest traces of humanity. The capital and largest city is Addis Abbaba. The country is ethnically diverse, with most of its population speakig a Semitic or Cushitic language (there ar 84 indigenous languages with Amharic being the official language). The Oromo, Amhara, and Tigray and Somali make up more than three-quarters of the population, but there are more than 80 different ethnic groups within Ethiopia. Some of these have as few as 10,000 members. According to the Ethiopian national census of 1994, the Oromo are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia at 32.1%. The Amhara represent 30.2%, while the Tigray people are 6.2% of the population. Other ethnic groups are as follows: Somali 6.0%, Gurage 4.3%, Sidama 3.4%, Wolayta 2%, Afar 2%, Hadiya 2%, Gamo 1%. Christians make up 61% of the country's population, Muslims 33%, and practitioners of traditional faiths 5%. Indeed, Ethiopia is the second-oldest country to become officially Christian after Armenia (thoug the country has been officially secular since 1974).

Ethiopian cuisine is diverse, yet almost wholly native. Involving the use of mostly only native vegetables, spices, and meats, Ethiopian cuisine is, quite possibly, one of the most sincerely unique cuisines known internationally. Like neighbouring Eritrea many spices are used, though the local spice mix, berbere, predominates and is used in pretty much everything.

Most meals are based on the bread, Injera which is torn into pieces and used to scoop the food from a communal vessel. Traditional meals consist of a thick stew (typically called a wat) along with Injeera.


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The alphabetical list of recipes from Ethiopia follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 37 recipes in total:


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Abish
     Origin: Ethiopia
Ethiopian Ginger Vegetables
     Origin: Ethiopia
Shero Wat
(Dry Peas Bowl)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Aleecha
     Origin: Ethiopia
Ethiopian Ginger Vegetables II
     Origin: Ethiopia
Siga Wot
(Ethiopian Beef Stew)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Ambasha
     Origin: Ethiopia
Ethiopian Punch
     Origin: Ethiopia
Tej
     Origin: Ethiopia
Atar Alecha
(Spiced Split Green Peas)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Ethiopian Salad
     Origin: Ethiopia
Tibs Wet
     Origin: Ethiopia
Atklit
(Vegetable Bowl)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Gomen
(Ethiopian Collard Greens)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Vegetable Alecha
     Origin: Ethiopia
Berbere Spice
     Origin: Ethiopia
Gomen Kitfo
(Spiced Curd Cheese with Greens)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Vegetables in Coconut Milk
     Origin: Ethiopia
Chow
     Origin: Ethiopia
Iab
     Origin: Ethiopia
Yataklete Kilkil
(Spiced Vegetables)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Collard Greens and Spiced Cheese
     Origin: Ethiopia
Injera
(Ethiopian Flat Bread)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Yemarina Yeotet Dabo
(Spiced Honey Bread)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Dabo
     Origin: Ethiopia
Kae Atar Wot
(Ethiopian Green Pea Soup)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Yemiser W'et
(Spicy Lentil Stew)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Dabo Kolo
(Crunchy Spice Bites)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Kitfo
(Ethiopian Steak Tartar)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Yeshimbra Asa
(Chickpea-flour Fish)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Doro Alicha
     Origin: Ethiopia
Lamb and Cardamom
     Origin: Ethiopia
Yetaklet W'et
     Origin: Ethiopia
Dorowat
     Origin: Ethiopia
Mesir Wat
(Lentil Bowl)
     Origin: Ethiopia
Ethiopian Beef and Peppers
     Origin: Ethiopia
Niter Kebbeh
(Spiced Ghee)
     Origin: Ethiopia

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US and UK Cookery Terms

By gwydion | Published 2008-04-22 22:04:54 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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If you are from the US or the UK looking at a recipe from the other side of the Atlantic there are probably many unfamiliar terms in the recipes you encounter. This glossary brings together many of the culinary terms that differ between the tow sides of the Atlantic, making it easier for you to understand recipes from the other side of the pond.

Traditional Marmalade Recipes of Scotland

By gwydion | Published 2008-06-19 07:58:28 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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According to tradition, marmalade came to Scotland in 1797 when Mrs Janet Keiller had to do something with a ship-load of ripe oranges her husband had bought. From this was born Dundee Marmalade and this bitter-sweet product has been a traditional part of Scottish cookery ever since. Here you will find recipes that include marmalade as an essential ingredient.

The Importance of Spices

By gwydion | Published 2008-03-20 20:36:17 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Spices are an ubiquitous component of our daily lives. Learn here why black pepper is such an important spice and why the age-old quest for spices is a search for a black pepper replacement.

Making the most of Cheese

By gwydion | Published 2008-10-28 11:34:33 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Humans have been making cheeses as long as they have been farming and cheeses represent a versatile and useful storage food available in a staggering array of variants. Learn a little about cheese and discover two classic cheese-based recipes.

The World's Hottest Chilli Dish?

By gwydion | Published 2008-03-10 11:47:34 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Chilli recipes to blow your brains out... Here are three recipes from India and Africa, incorporating the world's hottest chillies. Each could claim itself to be... The world's hottest chilli dish...

Fusion Foods and Fusion Cooking

By gwydion | Published 2008-12-30 08:06:37 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Fusion cooking is the blending of ingredients and cooking techniques from different areas of the globe. Though most people thing of Asian-influenced dishes as being typically 'Fusion' modern Fusion cuisines can represent dishes influenced by the foods of any region of the world. Though South-east Asian, African, Middle Eastern and Indian influences tend to predominate. Here you will learn a little more about fusion cookery and will be presented with a classic Australian fusion dish.

How to Maximize your use of Mushrooms

By gwydion | Published 2008-05-01 19:43:21 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Mushrooms are an amazing foodstuff, neither plant nor animal but a whole kingdom of life all their own. Though many mushrooms are cultivated the vast majority can only be found in the wild. Here you find recipes for both wild and cultured mushrooms so that you can know how to get the best out of them...

Wild Foods — Free Ways to Add Variety to Your Plate

By gwydion | Published 2008-06-16 21:02:00 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Those obsessive about wild foods will source a whole meal from the wild. But this is not the way that it's best to start with or even to keep going with wild foods. It's far better to gather a few fruit, wild greens or mushrooms and to add these to your everyday cookery. This way you get an introduction to the range of wild foods available and you begin to extend your cookery by adding wild ingredients.

The History of Chillies and Their Use as a Spice

By gwydion | Published 2008-10-29 08:18:24 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Chillies (chili, chil, aj) is an amazing spice that originates in Central and Northern South America. It was unknown in the Old World until the early 1500 but by 1549 had made its way across the world from Europe through Africa, the Near East and had reached China and Japan. Learn about the history of the spread of chillies and why this is such an amazing spice.

Nigerian 'Efo' (Stew)

By gwydion | Published 2008-02-05 19:56:02 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information:

'Efo' is the generic term in Nigerian for a stew (which, confusingly, are typically called 'soups' in West Africa). The recipe given below is for the archetypal 'soup' base which can be extended by the addition of meat and vegetables. If you want a classic Nigerian meal then this is the basis you need.


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