Kochkocha፡ቆጭቆጫ

Ingredients

• 10 green chillies, stems removed
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger
• 1 small red onion
• 2 tbsp niter kibbeh, melted, or sunflower oil
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp korerima, ground
• 1 tsp salt

Method

1. 1

   Pound the chillies, garlic and ginger together in a mortar into a rough green paste, or pulse them very briefly in a processor

2. 2

   Stop well before it is smooth. Kochkocha should still have texture you can see

3. 3

   Chop the onion as finely as you can and fold it in by hand

4. 4

   Work in the melted kibbeh, the lemon juice, the salt and the korerima

5. 5

   Rest it 30 minutes before serving