Mitmita፡ሚጥሚጣ

Ingredients

• 30 dried bird's eye chillies, stems removed
• 2 tsp korerima (Ethiopian cardamom), seeds only
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon, optional

Method

1. 1

   Warm the chillies in a dry pan for a minute, just until the smell sharpens. Do not let them colour

2. 2

   Toast the korerima and cloves for 30 seconds

3. 3

   Let everything cool completely

4. 4

   Grind to a fine, even powder

5. 5

   Mix in the salt, ginger and cinnamon

6. 6

   Sieve, and store in a small sealed jar