Eat this highly nutritional Ethiopian collard greens recipe today

This green is an excellent source of vitamins A, C, K calcium which makes it a very healthy dish to put into your mouth.

Also known as Ye’abasha Gomen, the Ethiopian Collard Greens is a very easy and tasty dish that is cooked using an Ethiopian spice mix and flavours, best served alongside the Ethiopian spiced lentil stew.

Cooking time

30 minutes

Recipe category

Main Dish

Recipe cuisine

Ethiopian Dish

Cooking method

Frying

Recipe Yield

3 servings

Ingredients

10 ounce Collard Greens/Kale chopped

3 or more tablespoons of Niter (Ethiopian Spiced Butter or cooking oil)

1 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger

2 teaspoons of minced garlic

1 large white onion chopped

1 teaspoon smoke paprika

½ teaspoon cardamom spice

1 teaspoon coriander/Cumin

1-2 Fresh Chili pepper or ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper or more

1 fresh lemon

Instructions

1. In a large skillet, add oil, spiced butter, garlic, ginger, chilli pepper, cumin, cardamom, paprika, sauté for about 30 seconds or more, be careful not to let the ingredients burn.
   
2. Then add onions, mix with the spices. Sauté for about 3-5.
   
3. Throw in chopped collards, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, continue cooking for another 7-10 minutes until flavours have blend and greens are cooked, according to preference. Adjust seasonings –Salt and pepper, turn off the heat.
   
4. Remove from the heat and let it cool.
   
   Your Ethiopian collard greens is ready! Serve with Ethiopian spiced lentil stew or Doro Wat.

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