Ethiopian Cracked Wheat Cereal (Yesinde Qiniché)

My Ethiopian Cooking: Cracked Wheat Cereal (Yesinde Qiniché)

Ingredients:

2 cups cracked wheat
1-2 tablespoon purified butter (Nitir Kebe)*
3 cups water
¼ garlic powder
1½ cup milk or rice milk
A pinch of turmeric or curry powder
Salt and black pepper to taste

Preparation:

1st Step: In a non-stick cooking pot, combine and boil water; milk or rice milk, one tablespoon of butter, turmeric or curry, and salt;

2nd Step: Rinse the cracked wheat with cold water; add it to the boiling liquid; lower the heat, stir occasionally to prevent from sticking; cook for 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and the cereal is soft;

3rd Step: Remove from heat, add one tablespoon of butter (if desired).

Serve it hot as breakfast, snack or as a side dish.

P.S. If preferred, you may use cracked oats.

* Please click here to see how to prepare Purified Butter (Nitir Kebe)