Eritrean Berbere Spice is a traditional Eritrean recipe for a classic blend of spices, chillies, onion and garlic powders with thyme leaves that is the flavour base of many Eritrean dishes. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Eritrean version of: Eritrean Berbere Spice.
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This is a classic spice blend used almost ubiquitously in Eritrean cookery. It is either added as a dry spice powder or, it is combined with oil it make a paste, called da'lik.
Warm a small non-stick frying pan and on low heat and use to toast the cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom, black peppercorns, and fenugreek for about 2–3 minutes, until the spices begin to 'pop' and become aromatic, stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat, allow to cool then add to a coffee grinder along with the de-stemmed chillies and thyme leaves then grind to a fine powder. Add the remaining ingredients and store in a well-sealed jar until needed.
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