Suf Fitfit is a simple Ethiopian dish made of injera, a spongy flatbread, and Fitfit, which consists of small pieces of injera soaked in seasoned and spiced clarified butter or olive oil. Suf Fitfit is served as an accompaniment to the main course at Ethiopian meals and is often used as an after-dinner snack or breakfast item. Suf Fitfit is vegan/ vegetarian friendly.
Equipment Recommendations for Making Suf Fitfit
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Suf Fitfit Recipe
Learn how to make Suf (Safflower seed) Fitfit by using this simple recipe from Ethiopian Food Guide. Here you will learn about all the ingredients you will need to make this traditional Ethiopian dish with all the necessary directions.
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 1 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfasts
- Method: Blend/Sauté (cold prep)
- Cuisine: Ethiopian
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 injera
- 2 cups of suf (safflower seeds) (480ml)
- 2 finely chopped tomatoes (250g)
- 1 finely chopped green hot pepper (10g)
- 2 finely chopped green onions (30g)
- ¼ tsp garlic powder (1.25ml)
- ¼ tsp ginger powder (1.25ml)
- ½ tsp black pepper (2.5ml)
- ½ tsp minced fresh basil (2.5ml)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (15ml)
- 1 tbsp olive oil (15ml)
- ½ tsp salt (2.5g)
- 6 cups of water (1.42L)
Instructions
- Start by washing the suf (Safflower seeds) using cold water. Then add them to a cooking pot and boil for up to 15 min. at which time they should get soft.
- Drain the suf and add them into a blender, pour 3 cups of cold water, and blend them until they are crushed.
- Stain the blend into a clean container, keep it in the fridge covered, and let it cool. You can discard the sediments from the strained suf.
- Mix all of the vegetables along with the lemon juice and spices, and mix thoroughly.
- Next, mix with the strained suf, and put the blend back into the fridge to cool some more.
- Tear the injera into pieces and mix with the vegetable-suf blend. Lightly mix them all together so that the pieces of injera are uniformly soaked and moist.
- Keep the Suf Fitfit in the fridge and serve cold when ready.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 360g
- Calories: 360 kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 290mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 21g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
