Breakfast
Atmitአጥሚት
Thin barley gruel, drunk warm from a cup — what Ethiopians make for anyone unwell
- Prep
- 5 minutes
- Cook
- 15 minutes
- Serves
- 2
- Region
- National
Ingredients
2 servings
Method
Whisk the flour into 1 cup of the cold liquid until there are no lumps at all
Bring the rest of the liquid to a boil with the salt
Pour the slurry in slowly, whisking the whole time
Simmer 10 to 12 minutes, still whisking, until it is about the thickness of pouring cream
Stir in the niter kibbeh and sweeten with honey to taste
Drink it warm from a cup, or eat it from a bowl with a spoon
Photographs
From the kitchen
Cold slurry first. Flour tipped straight into boiling liquid lumps every single time
It is far thinner than genfo. If a spoon stands up in it you have made something else
Given to people recovering from illness and to new mothers, which is why almost every Ethiopian associates the smell with being looked after
With water and oil instead of milk and kibbeh it becomes a fasting drink
Tags
- breakfast
- drink
- comforting
- easy
Per serving
- Calories
- 190
- Protein
- 6g
- Carbohydrate
- 28g
- Fat
- 6g
Estimates. They shift with how you make it and what you make it with.
Suitable for
- vegetarian
Contains
- gluten
- dairy (if using milk)
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