Ethiopian Butter

Name: Ethiopian Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Moroccan, African
Ingredients: 1 pound unsalted butter; 2 minced shallots, (about 1/4 cup); 2 cloves minced garlic; 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger; 12 to 15 crushed cardamom pods; 5 whole cloves; 1 piece cinnamon stick, (about an inch long); 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:30min

Our spiced butter, called niter kebbeh, at the Ethiopian restaurant I worked at absolutely required four things (other than butter): minced shallots, toasted cardamom, fenugreek and turmeric. Oh, and one other thing -- time. Slow cooking is essential to this concoction.

Updated at: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:27:51 GMT