Injera is a type of bread that is commonly eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is a spongy and sour flatbread made from fermented teff flour. It is a staple food in these countries and is often used as a base for various dishes, similar to how people might use a tortilla or bread.
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I've tried to find teff so many times to
make injera bread at home, but have yet to be successful.
My plate also came with a side
of injera bread.
My favorite international dish would be any kind of Ethiopian food — huge fan of eating
with injera instead of stinky old silverware — who doesn't love to eat with their hands?!
Traditionally ployes are only cooked on one side, sort of like
Ethiopian injera or Indian dosa.
Ethiopians make a flat crepe - like bread
called injera from teff flour which has a slight sourdough flavor and tough texture.
Its aroma is really great so I'm sure I would love
injera as well.
I hadn't seasoned my new crepe pan yet and was impatient, but found with pan I used that abandoning crepe technique and making pancakes a bit thicker it was a little
like injera in texture which actually worked really well.
Those who have only tasted teff
in injera assume it has a sour taste, but when it is not fermented (made into a sourdough), teff has a sweet and light flavor.
Fermentation
gives injera an airy, bubbly texture and a slightly sour taste, which is key to the flavor.
I haven't had it yet in Boston, but I had a craving for gluten
free injera and thought it would pair well with the squash hummus.
I've always
loved injera and Ethiopian food in general, but I've never had the patience to try and make my own.
I decided to make these with teff flour, something I haven't used much apart from in the Ethiopian
flatbread injera that I made for this post.
I have a big bag of it from a
failed injera attempt and no idea what to do with it!
A lot of
time injera is made with a blend of flours, so it will often appear lighter than mine here, but I went with the most traditional method, and used all teff flour.
This dish is traditionally served
over injera, a sour - dough bread.
We have this fabulous Ethiopian place near our apartment that encourages you to eat with your hands and serves the best injera!!
I'm wondering if the starter has to be fed on the counter until I feel like making
injera again or if it can be stored dormant in the fridge for a while?
spicy Eritrean mushroom and red / green bell pepper stew, 2 large pieces
sourdough injera, mixed green salad
You eat with your hands using my favorite type of bread in the world, a spongey sourdough pancake bread made from teff
called injera.
I
made injera with just teff flour, and it turned out great.
What I love too
about injera is it seems you're eating a ton if it, but it consists of almost nothing so I had no impression of having eaten too much which is typically the case with me anytime I'm using a tortilla as a spoon.
We ate
Ethiopian injera, Indian dosa, Vietnamese banh mi, Japanese soba, Taiwanese gua bao, Burmese tea leaf salad, Thai massaman curry, Mexican pozole... and that's just the ethnic eateries.
The four w» ets were placed on a wide tray covered
with injera, a sourdough, pancake - like bread made from t» ef, a cereal grain also called lovegrass.
I have always wanted to make my
own injera, and know I am inspired to do so!
Fermentation
gives injera an airy, bubbly texture and a slightly sour taste, which is key to the flavor.
But I decided to stick to the gluten -
free injera, which is not complicated or labour intensive to make at all, but takes five days of waiting for the teff mixture to ferment.