I have good and bad news for you today. Let’s start with the bad news: to make this recipe you’ll most likely need to shop somewhere beyond your everyday supermarket. However! Now that we have that out of the way, the good news is that I will teach you how to make Ethiopian berbere that...
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I have good and bad news for you today. Let’s start with the bad news: to make this recipe you’ll most likely need to shop somewhere beyond your everyday supermarket. However! Now that we have that out of the way, the good news is that I will teach you how to make Ethiopian berbere that is genuinely authentic tasting. It’s easy to make, freezes well, and tastes like you’re eating at an Ethiopian restaurant.
I took the time to learn how to make my own berbere paste because I’ve long adored Ethiopian food; but homemade versions seemed to always fall flat. Even berbere blends sold in stores didn’t quite have the flavor that I was looking for. They tasted like a delicious and slightly hot combination of warm spices, but there was definitely something missing.

Eventually I learned that to get the flavor I’m looking for, the necessary spices include ajwain seeds (also known as carom) and nigella seeds (something you may have seen adorning naan). Although Ethiopian is an African cuisine, both of these spices are easy to find at any Ind...