~335 cal · 7g protein · 48g carbs · 12g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Shredded flatbread tossed in red spiced butter
🇪🇷 Asmara
Kicha fit-fit is a favorite Eritrean breakfast, made by shredding kicha (a plain unleavened flatbread) and tossing it while warm with berbere and tesmi, the spiced clarified butter. Topped sometimes with a spoon of yogurt, it is comforting, fiery, and traditionally eaten from a shared plate with coffee.
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🥚 Egg-Free
Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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2 cups flour (for kicha flatbread)
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1/4 cup tesmi (spiced clarified butter)
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1-2 tbsp berbere spice
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1/2 tsp salt
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as needed water
Instructions
1
Make a stiff dough with the flour, salt, and water and cook as a thick unleavened flatbread.
2
Tear or shred the warm kicha into small pieces.
3
Warm the tesmi (or spiced oil) with the berbere.
4
Toss the shredded bread in the spiced butter until coated and hot.
5
Serve at once, with yogurt if you like.
Asmara tradition.
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Asmara. A highland capital of berbere-red stews and injera.
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Eritrea. A Red Sea nation of berbere heat and shared injera.
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Africa. Fifty-four countries of tagines, stews, and fire-kissed grills.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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