Spicy tomato chutney made with fresh tomatoes, spiced with berbere spice blend a delicious condiment, it is sweet, spicy and tangy. Dip it with a bread or pour it over rice dishes you will be surprised how many ways to use it.

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoon
• 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
• 6 large tomatoes, peeled, chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic roughly chopped
• 2-4 tablespoons berbere
• 2 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Directions:

Heat oil in large sauce pan over medium heat.
Add the onion and saute until soft and translucent.
Add the tomatoes, garlic, tomato paste, bring it to a simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the  sugar, berbere, tamarind paste and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer for  50 minutes, or until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Put the chutney in blender and make a smooth paste (optional).

Store in tightly covered container in the refrigerator.

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 1 table spoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 3 whole cloves
• 1/2 cup cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1/4 ground cinnamon powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder

Directions:

In a skillet over medium heat, toast the, cumin, cardamom, whole cloves, cardamom, peppercorns, fenugreek for 2 minutes.

Remove from heat and let it cool.

finely grind the toasted spices in a spice grinder or a mortar and pestle.
mix in the remaining ingredients until combined.

Store in a airtight jar.

Berbere as a hot sauce: add few table spoons of Berbere mixture add oil/lemon/water to form a paste. Serve with your meal.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups basmati rice
• 3 cups of water
• 2 tablespoons ghee/oil
• 1 onion sliced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 whole cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 chicken cube

Directions:

• Rinse the rice well in cold water until most of the starch is removed.
• Heat the oil in a pan on a medium heat, and sauté the onions until brown.
• Add salt, pepper, cardamom, cinnamon and the cumin and cook until the onions are brown. Add the drained rice and stir for about 2-3 minutes.
• Add the water and chicken cube and stir in and cover, bring it to a boil and then reduce the heat.
• Continue to cook gently on a low heat until the rice is tender about 10 to 15 minutes.

for garnish:

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon food coloring
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 small onion, sliced

• heat the oil over medium heat, add the onion and fry until nice and brown. Add the raisins and cook untill they puff up.
• Add this mixture over rice, add the food coloring on one side.
• Gently fluff the rice with a fork and serve.

• 2 cups plain low-fat yogurt
• 2 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and grated
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh dill (optional)
• 1 garlic cloves, minced
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Peel, seed, and grate cucumbers.
Mix yogurt, grated cucumber, lemon juice, dill, and garlic in a serving bowl.
season with salt and pepper
Chill before serving.

• 1 cup dried chickpea, soaked overnight
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• Salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoon cilantro
• 2 teaspoon cumin powder

Directions:

Heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion on a medium heat until soft add the garlic and ginger, stir until fragrant.
Add the tomato paste stir few minutes, then add the tomatoes. cook until tomatoes are tender.
Stir chili powder, cumin, cilantro and season with salt and pepper. Cook for few more minutes then add the chickpeas, cover with water.
Continue to simmer on a low heat until chickpeas are tender.

Ingredients:

• ½ pound chilies
• 1 tomato
• 1 lemon juice
• 2 tablespoon cilantro
• 1 teaspoon tamarind
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

Directions:

• In a blender put all the ingredients and blend until smooth add water as go a long to keep the blender moving.