Thursday, June 24, 2010

Ethiopian Mild Red Chili Pepper Powder (YeAwaze Duket)

Mild Red Chili Pepper Powder (YeAwaze Duket) is one of the main ingredients of Ethiopian cooking.

Ingredients:

10 lbs Hot long red chili peppers
3 lbs Fresh cloves garlic
2 lbs Ginger roots
½ cup Sacred basil (besobla)
½ cup Cardamom (korerima)*
2 tablespoons Cloves
3 tablespoons Cinnamon
¼ cup Bishop weeds (netch azmud)*
1 cup Shallot or red onion
1½ cup Salt
Water as required


Preparation:

1st Step: Cut the peppers and remove all the seeds; keep the seeds aside if you wish to use the seeds for another recipe called Afringe;

2nd Step: Rinse the peppers 3 to 4 times and dry under the sun until crunchy; pound the peppers;

3rd Step: Peel and chop the onion and ginger, peel the garlic; mix with bishop weed, scared basil; add the spices to the pepper and pound again.

4th Step: Add to the spiced pepper one cup of water. Keep it tight in a container for a day.

5th Step: The next day, Put mixture under the sun to completely dry;

6th Step: Lightly warm and grind cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and salt.;

7th Step: Mix all ingredients together and take it to the mill house. Keep the Awaze powder in a tight container preferably in fridge.

* You will find these spices in Ethiopian or Indian shops.

For nutritional facts of this recipe please visit http://www.recipezaar.com/431511. For vitamin content please click on "Print Recipe" on aforementioned site.

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