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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

Make

2 servings

Method

  1. Whisk the flour into 1 cup of the cold liquid until there are no lumps at all

  2. Bring the rest of the liquid to a boil with the salt

  3. Pour the slurry in slowly, whisking the whole time

  4. Simmer 10 to 12 minutes, still whisking, until it is about the thickness of pouring cream

  5. Stir in the niter kibbeh and sweeten with honey to taste

  6. 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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