Ethiopian Injera Sourdough Flatbread. If you've ever been to an Ethiopian restaurant - certainly if you've ever set foot in Ethiopia - you will have heard of injera. It's a sourdough flatbread unlike any other sourdough. It starts out looking like a crepe but then develops a unique porous and slightly spongy texture.
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It is a fermented, usually yeast-risen, sourdough flatbread and it is generally served as a flat pancake with a variety of stews and curries of meats and veggies, also called wat, on top.
Injera is a sourdough-risen and spongy flatbread that is a staple in Ethiopia.
It relies on flour made from teff, which is part of the lovegrass family, and produces seeds as tiny as poppy seeds.
You can make Ethiopian Injera Sourdough Flatbread use 4 ingredients and 8 the steps. Here guides how you mix it.
The main ingredient Ethiopian Injera Sourdough Flatbread as follows:
- Prepare 1 tsp of Dry yeast.
- You need 200 ml of Teff flour.
- Prepare 200 ml of White flour.
- You need 1/4 tsp of Baking powder.
Ethiopian food is often served with teff injera. It is a naturally fermenting sourdough flatbread. Injera has a deliciously nutty and sour flavour that nicely compliments traditional spiced stews. Injera is a large sourdough flatbread with a slightly spongy texture, originating from the Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
Steps Ethiopian Injera Sourdough Flatbread
- Combine all of the ingredients in a container and add water until the consistency of the batter is somewhere between that of pancakes and crepes, then whisk together until there are no more lumps..
- Cover the top of the container with cloth, then secure with a rubber band and let sit at room temperature. For the next 1-3 days, watch for signs of fermentation..
- Remove the cloth. If you can see small bubbles rising to the top, the batter is ready to use..
- The consistency of the batter should be somewhere between that of pancakes and crepes. Use a non-stick frying pan and pour in the batter..
- Cover with a lid as soon as you pour the batter in the frying pan. Wait about 30 seconds, and steam will start to rise..
- Without flipping them like pancakes, wait for the raw white batter on top to cook, and the edges of the pancake to curl, then use a spatula and your hand to lift it off the pan..
- You only need to cook one side. If you make a lot and stack them up, they will become moist. I store mine in a plastic bag until they're ready to serve..
- Serve them with a variety of curries or salads as topping. The photo shows the injera cooked at the standard size..
Large pieces of this flatbread are used as a serving dish, placing the different wot or stews on top and tearing smaller pieces to scoop up the food. Mix the flour in a bowl. Combine the yeast with a little water, add to the flour. Injera, ənǧära እንጀራ, is a sour fermented flatbread with a slightly spongy texture, traditionally made out of teff flour. It is the national dish of Ethiopia and Eritrea.