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Ethiopian Spice Mix (Berbere)

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Berbere is a chile and spice blend used to season many Ethiopian dishes. Because authentic berbere can be hard to find, we developed our own recipe.

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 15 min

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    15 min

  • Yield

    Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients

1

/2 teaspoon fenugreek

1

/2 cup ground dried New Mexico chiles

1

/4 cup paprika

1

tablespoon salt

1

teaspoon ground ginger

1

teaspoon onion powder

1

/2 teaspoon ground cardamom

1

/2 teaspoon ground coriander

1

/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1

/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1

/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1

/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1

/8 teaspoon ground allspice

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Finely grind fenugreek seeds in an electric coffee/spice grinder. Stir together with remaining ingredients until combined well.