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Injera: Ethiopia Sourdough FlatBread with Chicken Stew

Ingredients

Injera

  • 2 cup all-purposeflour
  • ½ cup cornmeal flour
  • ½ cup teff flour
  • 2 teaspoon yeast
  • 1/2 cup sourdough starter
  • 3 1/4 cups lukewarm water

Doro Wat / Chicken Stew

  • 4 tomatoes chopped
  • 1-2 tablespoons tomato-paste
  • 4 chicken legs and tights
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlick minced
  • 2 teaspoons ginger chopped
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs
  • 2 tablespoons of berber
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • salt to taste

Instructions

For making the Injera

  • In a mixer or a blender combine all the ingredient and mix or blend until there are no lumps.
  • Cover and set aside to rest at a warm place for 2 hours.
  • Heat a nonstick skillet on a medium heat.
  • Take about ½ cup of the batter and pour it in the skillet tilting to coat most of the bottom.
  • Cook, until moisture has evaporated and when lots of holes form in the injera and the edges lift from the pan.
  • Remove and let cool each injera before stacking them as you go along.

To make the chicken stew "DORO WAT"

  • Heat the oil in a pot add onions and cook for 3 minutes add ginger, garlic, berber and the chicken. Continue to cook until the chicken browned, season with the salt.
  • Add the tomatoes and the paste cook, stirring occasionally until reduced and darkened, add 2 cups of water bring to a boil then cook covered until the stew is tick and the chicken is tender. Serve over the injera