Berbere {Ethiopian Spice Mix}

One of our favorite dishes enjoyed at Desta Ethiopian Kitchen was Miser.  Red lentils stewed in a rich spicy berbere sauce with onion, garlic, and ginger.  I set out to recreate this warm and flavorful dish from the ground up.

Here is my version of the Berbere spice blend (pronounced burr-burr-ee and meaning “hot”).  I slightly adapted this recipe from Epicurious according to the spices I had on hand and reduced it by half.

Berbere {Ethiopian Spice Mix}

Adapted from Epicurious

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Ingredients

  

• 2 Tbl. Peri Peri or ground Serrano pepper
• 4 Tbl. paprika
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. ginger
• 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
• 1/4 tsp. ground fenugreek seed or yellow mustard
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• pinch clove
• pinch garlic powder
• pinch cinnamon
• pinch allspice

Instructions

 

• Combine all spices and store in an air tight container.

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