By Rachel Meiring
Ethiopian Vegan Platter
16 steps
Prep:1hCook:2h
"Margarine" here refers to a vegan version of the ethiopian butter
Basically fried spices (garam masala mostly) in margarine
Updated at: Sat, 02 May 2026 11:41:23 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
30
Low
Glycemic Load
9
Low
Nutrition per serving
Calories349.6 kcal (17%)
Total Fat22.4 g (32%)
Carbs30 g (12%)
Sugars4.1 g (5%)
Protein10 g (20%)
Sodium799.5 mg (40%)
Fiber10 g (36%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
12 servings
Gomen
1onion
chopped
2cloves garlic
4 Tbspmargarine
1tomato
chopped
1 ½ Tbspginger
minced
1 tspsmoked paprika
½ tspcardamom
1 tspcumin
salt
to taste
2 buncheskale
large, chopped
Misir Key Wot
1onion
chopped
3cloves garlic
1tomato
chopped
2 Tbsptomato paste
2 Tbspminced garlic
2 Tbspberbere
salt
to taste
3 Tbspoil
1 cupred lentils
½ cupwater
2 cupsvegetable broth
Shiro Wot
2onions
pureed
4cloves garlic
2 Tbspmargarine
1 tspminced ginger
2 Tbspberbere
1 tspgarlic powder
1 tspground cardamom
2 tspcumin
¼ tspsugar
salt
to taste
½ cupoil
2 cupswater
cold
Kik Alicha
Instructions
Step 1
*Caramalise onions in advance (!!), cook lentils + splitpeas mostly in advance
Gomen
Step 2
1) Onion, tomatoes, garlic, salt in pan -> till moisture gone
Step 3
2) Oil/butter, ginger, spices -> saute
Step 4
3) Cook down greens until water evaporates
Misir Key Wot
Step 5
1) Onion, garlic, tomato, tomato paste, berbere
Step 6
2) Lentils, vegetable broth, salt
Shiro Wot
Step 7
1) Pureed onions
Step 8
2) Oil, berbere
Step 9
3) Tomato, chopped garlic
Step 10
4) Gradually add chickpea flour + water until smooth (may need to hand-blend)
Step 11
5) Oil
Step 12
6) Once popping: niter kibbeh/butter, garlic powder, sugar, salt
Step 13
**Keep cooking for as long as possible
Kik Alicha
Step 14
1) Onion, garlic, ginger
Step 15
2) Turmeric
Step 16
3) Split peas
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