About the dish
Shiro is a thick, creamy stew made from chickpea, broad bean or pea flour that has been ground with garlic, ginger and berbere. It cooks quickly on a base of fried onion and tomato, the flour thickening the sauce within minutes. On fasting days, of which Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Christians keep well over two hundred a year, it is made with oil; at other times it is often enriched with niter kibbeh. It is served on injera, frequently in a small clay pot that keeps it bubbling at the table.
Main ingredients
- shiro powder (spiced chickpea or broad bean flour)
- onion
- tomato
- garlic
- oil
- berbere
Eritrea: One of the most popular everyday dishes in Eritrea, often served bubbling in a clay pot.
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