Published 13:50 IST, January 6th 2020
Dora Wat recipe for all non-vegetarian food lovers to try at home
Doro wat dish is one exotic delicious dish that is usually cooked during Hanukkah. Have a look at the instructions & steps to follow for Doro Wat recipe here-
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Doro Wat is a popular chicken dish in Ethiopia. Doro wat can be made easily and prepared in advance. Through ratcheting up sweet paprika instead of cayenne, you man spice and heat of dish as per your taste. Have a look at ingredients needed and directions to follow below to cook this exotic n-vegetarian recipe.
Ingredients to prepare Doro Wat:
- 2 lbs./800 g of chicken thighs and drumsticks
- juice of 1 small lemon
- 6 tablespoons vegetable oil or niter kibbeh (fragrant butter)
- 6 teaspoons berbere spice mix (or less, depending on what sort of heat you can take)
- 6 large red onions
- 2 to 3 garlic cloves
- 1 inch of fresh ginger
- salt as desired
- 11 ounces/450 mL of water or chicken stock (add as required)
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 6 eggs
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Directions to prepare Doro Wat:
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Marinate chicken pieces in lemon juice. Next, in a food processor or handheld chopper, blend a paste of finely chopped onions, garlic, and ginger. Add onions to a thick-bottomed pan to make Doro Wat in its most auntic form and cook gently for an hour until onions have cooked and become a sweet paste.
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Add vegetable oil to Wok. Usually, olive oil is t used because it has a strong flavour that can overpower auntic spices used in Doro Wat. Add berbere spice, ginger, and garlic and fry it.
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Add pieces of chicken to oven. Simmer 40 minutes on low heat until chicken is cooked. Sprinkle garam masala over wat in half. When needed, you may need to top up with some water and stir periodically to avoid sticking to pan base.
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Boil eggs. Remove shell of eggs and n add m to Wat. Cook for 40 minutes till eggs simmer. To enjoy dish in its traditional way, serve Doro Wat on top of injera. You can also enjoy dish with an Indian flatbread.
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13:50 IST, January 6th 2020