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Alicha Shiro Wet (Ethiopian Mild Chickpea Stew)

Name: Alicha Shiro Wet (Ethiopian Mild Chickpea Stew)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 100130 min
Yield: Family
Ingredients: 1 cub Chickpeas flour (Shiro Mitten); 1/2 cup Vegetable oil; 2 medium Onions diced; 4-5 cup Water; 1/2 tbsp Erd (Turmeric powder); 1/2 tbsp Salt; 2 tbsp Ethiopian spiced clarified butter (Niter Kibbeh); 3 Crushed garlic cloves; 2 Green pepper sliced

አልጫ ሽሮ ወጥ

Ethiopian Mild Chickpea Stew Alicha Shiro Wet

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

1:00 - 1:30 Hour

Difficulty

Medium

Servings

Family

Tips (የማብሰያ ምክር)

If you prefer, you can substitute the vegetable oil with 2 tbsp of Niter Kibbeh (Ethiopian clarified butter)
It can also be served with bread.

Ingredients

9 items needed

Family Platter (የቤተሰብ ማዕድ)

💡 Traditional Ethiopian stews and platters are cooked communal style for 4–6 people to share around a central Mesob with Injera.

Chickpeas flour (Shiro Mitten) ምጥን ሽሮ

1 cub

Vegetable oil የአትክልት ዘይት

1/2 cup

Onions diced ቀይ ሽንኩርት የተከተፈ

2 medium

Water ውሃ

4-5 cup

Erd (Turmeric powder) እርድ

1/2 tbsp

Salt ጨው

1/2 tbsp

Ethiopian spiced clarified butter (Niter Kibbeh) ቅቤ

2 tbsp

Crushed garlic cloves ነጭ ሽንኩርት የተጨፈለቀ

Green pepper sliced ቃሪያ የተሰነጠቀ

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Nutrition Facts

Per 100g of Recipe

EPHI Standard

Calories 150 kcal

Protein 2.3 grams

Fat 13.2 grams

Carbs 5.1 grams

Key Micronutrients

Iron (ብረት) 2.3 mg

Calcium 12 mg

Zinc 0.44 mg

Vitamin A 1 µg

Folate 1 µg

Vitamin D 0 µg

Data quantified by Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and FAO using standardized retention factors.

Directions & Steps

Follow these authentic steps for the best traditional flavor

Begin by adding the diced onions into a pot and stir it till it chnages color to light brown then add the oil wait little time then add garlic and erd (turmeric powder).

የተከተፈውን ሽንኩርት ወደ ድስት ውስጥ በመጨመር ቀለሙን ወደ ትንሽ ቡናማ እስኪቀይር ድረስ እያማሰሉ ያብስሉ። ከዚያም ዘይት ትንሽ ጠብቀው ደግሞ ነጭ ሽንኩርት እና እርድ ይጨምሩ።

Cook it for 3-6 mins and add the the water into the mixture and let it boil

ከ 3-6 ደቂቃዎች ያብስሉት እና ውሃውን ይጨምሩ እና እንዲፈላ ያድርጉት

5 Minutes

Once the water is boiled add the chickpeas flour (shiro) in smaller portion while stiring it continuously.

ውሃው በደንብ ሲፈላ የሽሮ ዱቄቱን ትንሽ ትንሽ እያረጉ በመጨመር ያለማቋረጥ ያማስሉት

Stir it until shiro spread is at desired consistency.

ሽሮ በድንብ እስኪተከተክ ድረስ እሳቱ ላይ ይተውት

Finally, add niter kibbeh and salt stir for a bit, then remove from heat.Add the sliced pepper on top Serve your Shiro hot with injera and enjoy

በመጨረሻም የተነጠረውን ቂቤ እና ጨው ጨምረው ትንሽ ያማስሉት, ከዚያም ያውርዱት