Eritrean Berbere Spice

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Eritrean Berbere Spice

Eritrean Berbere Spice is a traditional Eritrean recipe for a classic blend of spices, chillies, onion and garlic powders with thyme leaves that is the flavour base of many Eritrean dishes. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Eritrean version of: Eritrean Berbere Spice.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Makes:

1 jar

Rating:

Tags : Chilli Recipes Vegetarian Recipes Spice Recipes Herb Recipes Eritrea Recipes

This is a classic spice blend used almost ubiquitously in Eritrean cookery. It is either added as a dry spice powder or, it is combined with oil it make a paste, called da'lik.

Ingredients:

10 piri-piri chillies, dried
25 cayenne chillies, dried
5 tbsp paprika
5 tbsp garlic powder
2 tbsp onion powder
2 tbsp sea salt
2 tbsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
2 tbsp whole cloves
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp fenugreek seeds
2 tsp ground Ethiopian cardamom (or substitute ground black cardamom)
1 tsp black peppercorns
1 tsp dried thyme leaves

Method:

Warm a small non-stick frying pan and on low heat and use to toast the cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom, black peppercorns, and fenugreek for about 2–3 minutes, until the spices begin to 'pop' and become aromatic, stirring constantly.

Remove from the heat, allow to cool then add to a coffee grinder along with the de-stemmed chillies and thyme leaves then grind to a fine powder. Add the remaining ingredients and store in a well-sealed jar until needed.