[Picture will be available soon Insha Allah]
This is my friend Amal Katabay’s recipe. Very quick and delish. It’s made with Ethiopian bread, called ‘Injera’. You can either find it at Ethiopian stores or Middle Eastern stores.
You will need [for 2 people]:
1) Buttermilk [I would say two cups–and some extra. Enough to soak the injera in]
2) 2 stalks of green onions finely chopped
3) 2 tblsp of cilantro finely chopped
4) hot green pepper–optional and
For Sahaweg [homemade hot sauce that can be used as a dip as well for samboosa , bagya but add lemon juice to it etc.]:
1) one tomato [not mushy, and preferably yet a little green]
2) clove of garlic
3) 1 hot green pepper [less if you don’t like it spicy]
5) salt to taste
6) 2 tblsp of cilantro
Place in blender and blend well. Keep aside.
So, let’s start assembling:
It’s best if you heat the Injera–you can zap it a few seconds in the microwave. Be careful not a lot because it will harden. You want it nice, hot and soft. Take a serving dish, preferably flat, and layer with a single Injera .
Then in another bowl add the buttermilk, vegetables, and as much of the homemade hot sauce [Sahaweg]. Mix well and pour on the Injera. Refrigerate to let it it soak well. You can add more butter milk and adjust the salt if it the Injera has soaked all the mixture up. It’s nice when it’s not too soggy or too thick. It’s such a cool dish for Ramadan. Try it.
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Oh I love Shafut!! I was my first ever yemeni food experience and I was quite skeptical. I of course loved it.
They do it different here and use mostly sour cream and maybe a cup or a little more of buttermilk instead of yogurt. Yummy! jazak Allah khair for sharing!!
I make this every night now that it is Ramadan. It is so delicious after a long day of fasting.
I should try the sour cream, instead of yogurt and will let you know how it turns out. Glad that it’s been useful to you all.
Very very nice recipes. You have so much variety and especially YEMEN receipes. I’m yemeniah and I know a lot of receipes but I love to learn more and I search and search all day and everyday and sometimes give up. I can never find what I’m looking for… I like arabic tasting food most of the time as well as my family. So seeing all these receipes especially yemen, shukran….you are doing a good job. I really hope you can keep it up!! Look forward to your other receipes…….
Oh, the shafut was really really good. Please make lahooha (the pancake looking bread you break for shaafut, its made with buttermilk and is sour) I would really like to know that one if you do..
thanks again,
sarah
There is a Lahoh recipe–I am sure you found it. I made some yesterday but added some corn flour from Yemen in there to the mix and it turned out great.
Insha Allah will keep it up, and try and improve. Do share some of your recipes too in the comments section, or variations so i can try them out and include them so you can share share in the ajr insha Allah.
lol I actually just saw the lahoha under breads…I didnt catch it the first time. So nevermind about what i said above. :D
Thanks alot sis ^_^
I just shared your website on one of the biggest facebook groups for Yemenis around the world ..
this website had helped me teach my non arabic wife how to cook Yemeni food ..
thanks alot <3
allah blees you , and Ramadan Kareem .
You are very welcome. Thank you very much for sharing and Ramadan Kareem to you and your family. May this be blessed one for you and the Ummah. Ameen,
Lamya
I would like to thank you very much for this amazing page .
it had helped me to teach my non arabi wife how to make Yemeni food ..
and I have shared your website on one of the biggest facebook groups for Yemenis around the world .
Ramadan Kareem , and Allah bless you .