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Easy Ethiopian Plant Recipes for Beginners
Approachable Ethiopian Plant recipes with simple techniques and everyday ingredients — a relaxed way into one of the world’s great longevity cuisines.
10 recipes

Alicha-Style Raw Onion Salad with Spicy Berbere Oil
This vibrant salad transforms the humble red onion into a longevity-focused centerpiece, dressed with a warm, spiced oli

Gomen — Slow-Simmered Ethiopian Collard Greens with Ginger & Garlic
This version of Gomen honors the Ethiopian tradition of slow-simmered collard greens, achieving a tender, silky texture

Gomen: Slow-Simmered Ethiopian Collard Greens & Kale
This version of Gomen honors the Ethiopian tradition of slow-steamed greens by replacing industrial seed oils with nutri

Golden Semolina Harcha with Date-Honey Glaze
This farm-fresh take on the North African staple Harcha replaces refined sugar and seed oils with a glaze of whole Medjo

Kik Alicha: Golden Split Pea Stew with Fresh Berbere
A comforting, golden-yellow Ethiopian stew made from tender yellow split peas, slow-simmered with fragrant onions, garli

Misir Wat: Spiced Red Lentil Stew
A vibrant, slow-simmered Ethiopian red lentil stew spiced with homemade berbere and rich extra virgin olive oil. This di

Shiro Gebeya: Creamy Berbere Chickpea Stew
This velvety Ethiopian stew transforms humble chickpea flour into a rich, protein-dense centerpiece, simmered in a deep,

Creamy Turmeric Shiro Wat (Ethiopian Broad Bean Stew)
This is the quintessential Ethiopian comfort food: a velvety, golden stew made from ground broad beans or chickpeas, slo

Shredded Cabbage and Turnip Tsebhi with Lemon-Mint Dressing
A vibrant, crisp Ethiopian-inspired salad featuring a double-shred of fresh purple cabbage and white turnips, dressed in

Yot: Hearty Berbere Lentil and Potato Stew
This rustic Ethiopian stew layers earthy brown lentils and waxy potatoes in a deeply spiced, tomato-rich broth simmered