Ye'aja ena Ye'gebs Genfo Be'kibe: calories and recipe

Ingredients

• 150 g emmer wheat, whole grain, flour (2.25 medium cup)
• 150 g barley, white, pearled, flour (1.5 large cup)
• 800 g water (0.8 l)
• 5 g salt (1 small spoon)
• 60 g butter (10 tbsp)
• 10 g berbere (1 tbsp)

How to make it

1. 1In a serving tray or sefed sift emmer wheat and barley flour.
2. 2In a saucepan boil water for 3 minutes.
3. 3Add salt to the boiling water and continue to boil for 1 minute.
4. 4Keep 1 cup of the boiled water aside, then add the flour to the boiled water and mix well, stirring constantly to prevent lumps.
5. 5Add the reserved water gradually, cover the saucepan in between, and mix by stirring intermittently for 12 minutes.
6. 6Grease a bowl with butter/oil and transfer the porridge into the bowl.
7. 7Roll the porridge into a ball shape and create a hole at the center using a spoon.
8. 8Pour butter mixed with berbere powder into the hole and serve hot.

Recipe and nutrition: EPHI & FAO, Ethiopian Food Recipes 2025