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Ethiopian Recipes

Ethiopian cuisine has a flavour all its own. Explore original, tested Ethiopian recipes from Tara’s Kitchen, written for everyday home cooks.

Ethiopian Doro Wat served and ready to eat Ethiopian

Ethiopian Doro Wat

Ethiopia's celebrated chicken stew — deeply spiced, slowly built and famously served with boiled eggs.

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Medium
Ethiopian Tibs served and ready to eat Ethiopian

Ethiopian Tibs

Cubed beef seared fast with onion, rosemary and berbere — a quick, fiery, deeply aromatic Ethiopian…

⏱ 25 min 🍽 3 servings 📊 Easy
Ethiopian Shiro served and ready to eat Ethiopian

Ethiopian Shiro

A smooth, spiced chickpea flour stew with onion and berbere — humble, deeply savoury vegan comfort…

⏱ 35 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Ethiopian Kitfo served and ready to eat Ethiopian

Ethiopian Kitfo

Spiced minced beef warmed gently with herbed butter — Ethiopia's celebration dish, cooked or raw.

⏱ 15 min 🍽 3 servings 📊 Easy
Ethiopian Misir Tibs served and ready to eat Ethiopian

Ethiopian Misir Tibs

Red lentils stir-fried with onion, garlic and berbere — Ethiopia's quick, fiery vegan lentil dish.

⏱ 30 min 🍽 3 servings 📊 Easy
Ethiopian Doro Wat served and ready to eat Ethiopian

Ethiopian Doro Wat

A deep-red Ethiopian chicken stew with berbere spice, slow-cooked onions and butter — the most celebrated…

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Medium
Ethiopian Shiro served and ready to eat Ethiopian

Ethiopian Shiro

A smooth red chickpea-flour stew flavoured with berbere, onion and garlic — Ethiopia's most-loved vegetarian fasting…

⏱ 40 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Ethiopian Gomen served and ready to eat Ethiopian

Ethiopian Gomen

Collard greens slow-cooked with onion, garlic, ginger and a pinch of chilli — Ethiopia's daily vegetable…

⏱ 40 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Ethiopian Atkilt Wat served and ready to eat Ethiopian

Ethiopian Atkilt Wat

Ethiopian cabbage, carrot and potato stew with onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric — mild, golden, eaten…

⏱ 50 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy

About Ethiopian cooking

Do I need special ingredients?

Most of our Ethiopian recipes use ingredients you can find in a regular supermarket. Where something less common is needed, we suggest easy alternatives.

Are these recipes authentic?

They are inspired by Ethiopian flavours and traditions, written originally and adapted to be practical for the home kitchen.