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Main course · Ethiopian

Shiro Wat (Spiced Chickpea Flour Stew)

25 min Serves 4 ~284 kcal/serving ~£4.20 (£1.05/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-freeVeganVegetarian

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Ingredients

  • 150 g gram flour
  • 2 red onion
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 15 g fresh ginger
  • 2 tbsp berbere spice blend
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
284 kcal
Protein
9.9 g
Carbohydrate
27 g
of which sugars
7.5 g
Fat
13.1 g
of which saturates
1.2 g
Fibre
6.4 g
Salt
0.18 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Peel and finely chop the red onions, then cook in the vegetable oil over low heat for 10 minutes until soft.

  2. 2

    Stir in the garlic, ginger, berbere spice blend and tomato puree and cook for 2 minutes.

  3. 3

    Whisk the gram flour into 600ml water until completely smooth, then pour into the pot.

  4. 4

    Cook over low-medium heat, stirring constantly, for 8-10 minutes until thickened and no longer grainy.

  5. 5

    Taste and season, then serve with flatbreads.

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