Nice info! I have a coworker who grew up in Ethiopia and Chad. He's always talking about he food there. His Aunt actually had a Chadian Restaurant in NYC.
Injera is served with most dishes, many highly spiced, meats cooked crispy, lots of vegetables.
It sounds like a flatbread of sour dough, fermenting over a couple of days with a strong sour dough taste. I've never tried it but I would probably like it.
Heart disease rates average at 5% in Ethiopia, so probably a very healthy lifestyle.
They have a red lentil stew called Kik Wat: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/245948/kik-wat-ethiopian-red-lentil-stew/ which is 16 servings calling for 1/2 cups of Berbere Seasoning. The Berbere seasoning is made up of:
½ cup ground dried New Mexico chiles
¼ cup paprika
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon ground fenugreek
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Where did you find the teff? Is that the right word? I'll be right back. Nope, it's spelled "tef".My wife doesn't like spicy, so when I did make It in the past, I had to tone It down a bit. I made the injera once too. It was surprisingly easy to make, I thought it was going to be more complicated, but things went as planned. Could have been beginners luck
I like it. It has an odd texture, not bad, just odd. It's sort of spongy or rubbery, but not in a bad way, just unexpected. it also feels almost moist. It really was not what I would have expected.It sounds like a flatbread of sour dough, fermenting over a couple of days with a strong sour dough taste. I've never tried it but I would probably like it.
A supermarket near me has a whole wall of 'Bob's Red Mill' products which has many different kinds of flour, grains ...including Teff.Where did you find the teff? Is that the right word? I'll be right back. Nope, it's spelled "tef".
I was just curious how easy it was to find in the US. If I was looking to get it here, I probably wouldn't have asked someone who lives in the US.taxy, Google "Bob's Red Mill near me" and they should list grocers that carry Bob's Red Mill. But not all will carry all of that line. I know the IGA in Alexandria carried a variety of the Red Mill flours, but not all. And the IGA in Rigaud did not carry them at all.
I have no other use for it, so my guess is I have a half a bag of teff flour hidden in the cupboard somewhere that is probably stale.@larry_stewart I hesitate to buy teff flour if it is only for injera bread.
from good old Wiki:Is that the right word? I'll be right back. Nope, it's spelled "tef".