Ye'begi Siga Tibs: calories and recipe

Ingredients

• 500 g sheep meat with bone, diced (2 large cup)
• 150 g onion, peeled, sliced (1 large cup)
• 50 g oil (1.5 small cup)
• 20 g green pepper, sliced (1 small cup)
• 35 g butter (1 small cup)
• 7 g salt (1.5 small spoon)
• 15 g mitmita (1.5 tbsp)
• 2 g cardamom (1 small spoon)
• 100 g tomato, unpeeled (1 medium cup)
• 4 g rosemary (1 tbsp)

How to make it

1. 1Cut lamb meat into cubes and chop bone-in pieces.
2. 2Heat oil over medium heat for 1 minute; add meat and cook for 12 minutes, stirring continuously.
3. 3After meat is partially cooked, add sliced onion and cook for 2 minutes.
4. 4Incorporate green pepper and cook for 2 minutes; add sliced tomato and cardamom, cook for 1 minute.
5. 5Season with butter, rosemary leaves, and salt; cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. 6Remove from heat and serve hot with enjera and mitmita.

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