Shiro Wot

Shiro Wot is a delicious, vegan Ethiopian stew. The main ingredient in Shiro Wot is Shrio powder which is a combination of chickpea flour and berbere spice. Shiro powder is easy to make from scratch once you have your berbere spice blend on hand. Check out how to make that spice blend here.

This is a great vegan side dish to add to your recipe repertoire. It is typically enjoyed with injera bread but don’t let that stop you from having it with rice or even roti.

Shiro Wot

Ingredients

• 1 ^1/2 cups channa/chickpea flour
• 2 tbsp berbere spice
• 3 medium sized onions (diced)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 cups tomato (diced)
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper (diced)
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 – 4 cups hot water
• salt & black pepper (to taste)

Method

1. Use a whisk to combine chickpea flour and berbere spice.
2. Add oil to a pot then add onions.
3. Sauté for 3 minutes.
4. Add garlic, pepper and tomatoes. Season with salt and black pepper then sauté for 4 minutes.
5. Add water then whisk in chickpea flour mixture gradually.
6. Combine until smooth then cover and allow to simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
7. Add additional water if mixture is too thick.
8. Season with additional salt to taste if necessary.
9. Serve & enjoy.

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• Misir Wot
• Essential Spices