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Ethiopian Spice Mix (Berbere)

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Berbere is a chile and spice blend used to season many Ethiopian dishes. Because authentic berbere can be hard to find, we developed our own recipe.

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 15 min

Cooks' note:

•Berbere keeps in an airtight container, chilled, 3 months.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    15 min

  • Yield

    Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon fenugreek
1/2 cup ground dried New Mexico chiles
1/4 cup paprika
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice

Preparation

  1. Finely grind fenugreek seeds in an electric coffee/spice grinder. Stir together with remaining ingredients until combined well.

TagsEthiopianEast AfricanAfricanNew Mexico ChileChileVegetablePaprikaHerbs & SpicesDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeVeganVegetarianKeto30 Minutes or LessQuickEasyMake AheadNo-CookKwanzaaGourmet

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