Whole plant foods, no added oil, no added sugar, no refined flour, little added salt. Ethiopian recipes only. 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z https://eathealthyandcheap.com/cuisine/ethiopian/ Eat Healthy and Cheap https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/atkilt-wot/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Ethiopian cabbage, potato, and carrot simmered slow with turmeric, garlic, and ginger until soft and golden, a mild alicha carried entirely by aromatics and no oil.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/awaze/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A fiery Ethiopian condiment of berbere loosened with garlic, red wine vinegar, and a soaked date, the hot paste that sharpens injera and stew.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/azifa/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A cold Ethiopian green lentil dish sharpened with freshly ground mustard, lemon, and green chile, with red onion folded through. It is traditionally a mezze scooped up with injera, mashed just enough here to hold on bread or a cracker.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/buticha/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A cool Ethiopian chickpea dip from the fasting table, blended smooth with lemon and garlic, then folded with raw onion, green chile, and flax.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/data-ethiopian-green-chile-relish/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A fiery Ethiopian relish of green chiles pounded with garlic, cardamom, and basil, sharpened with lime and eaten by the spoonful with injera.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/duba-wot/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

An Ethiopian fasting stew of winter squash simmered soft in a berbere and tomato base, spiced deep enough to need no salt at all.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/ethiopian-teff-porridge/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Whole teff simmered into a soft porridge with a well of berbere-spiced tomato and onion pressed into the center, in the spirit of Ethiopian genfo. Using the whole grain rather than the traditional flour keeps the tiny kernel, and its fiber, intact.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/fosolia/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

An Ethiopian side of green beans and carrots braised with onion, garlic, and tomato, colored with turmeric and lifted with a squeeze of lemon.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/genfo-ethiopian-barley-porridge/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A thick Ethiopian barley porridge mounded around a well of bloomed berbere, the classic breakfast with the spiced butter left out.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/gomen/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Ethiopian braised collard greens, simmered low and slow with garlic, ginger, and turmeric until deeply soft, savory, and rich with no added oil or salt.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/karya-ethiopian-stuffed-green-chilies/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Ethiopian green chilies split and stuffed with a lemony onion and tomato relish, the raw, fiery bite served against a platter of stews.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/keysir-selata/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

An Ethiopian fasting salad of tender beets and potatoes tossed cold with red onion, green chile, and lemon, sharp and bright with no oil in sight.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/kik-alicha/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A turmeric-gold split pea stew from Ethiopia's mild alicha tradition, gentler than a berbere wot, simmered soft with garlic, ginger, and a whole chile.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/kinche/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A plain Ethiopian breakfast of toasted cracked wheat simmered soft, loosened with plant milk and cardamom, and topped with dates and walnuts.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/kolo/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A crunchy Ethiopian snack of hulled barley, chickpeas, and sunflower seeds dry-roasted until nutty, dusted with a whisper of berbere for warmth.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/misir-wot/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Red lentils cooked down into a deep, spicy stew on a base of onions browned dry and a generous amount of berbere.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/nifro-ethiopian-boiled-grains-and-legumes/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

An Ethiopian fasting-day snack of chickpeas, barley, and wheat berries boiled soft, tossed with green chile, red onion, and lemon.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/shiro/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A silky, brick-red Ethiopian stew of blended chickpeas and toasted berbere, built with no added flour, oil, sugar, or salt, just aromatics and time.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/shorba-eritrean-barley-and-vegetable-soup/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

An Eritrean barley soup spiced with berbere and cumin, thickened by the grain itself with carrot and potato, the hearty bowl that breaks a long fast.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/suf-ethiopian-sunflower-seed-sauce/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

An Ethiopian fasting sauce of toasted sunflower seeds blended creamy with garlic, green chile, and lemon, a nug-seed dip that needs no oil to turn silky.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/teff-pudding-with-dates/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A chilled Ethiopian teff pudding simmered in soy milk, sweetened with blended dates, and warmed with cinnamon and cardamom, topped with banana.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/telba-ethiopian-roasted-flaxseed-drink/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

An Ethiopian drink of roasted flaxseed blended smooth with water, sweetened with dates and sharpened with lemon, thick, nutty, and quietly filling.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/timatim-salata/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

An Ethiopian tomato salad of diced tomato, red onion, and green chile macerated in lemon juice, the cool sharp counterpoint to a plate of stews.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/yeabesha-selata-ethiopian-house-salad/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

An Ethiopian house salad of crisp romaine, tomato, red onion, and green chile in a sharp lemon dressing, served cold beside a spread of stews.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/yemisir-shorba/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A brothy Ethiopian red lentil soup built on berbere, ginger, and a toasted spoon of tomato paste, loosened with carrot and potato and finished with lemon. The lentils dissolve into their own broth, so nothing needs salting to taste full.