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Atakilt Wat – Ethiopian Cabbage Potato Carrots. Easy spiced side full of amazing flavor. free of Dairy, egg, corn, soy, yeast, nut, gluten, grain.
Seattle has an abundance of Ethiopian food. After Indian, Ethiopian is always the next choice when we want some spice and deep flavors in the meal. The veggie platter filled with 2 to 4 different simmered lentil dishes, greens, simmered okra, cabbage pcarrot wat, all served up over the huge Injera. There are several Ethiopian restaurants in Seattle. A lot of them however are usually a miss when it comes to maintaining the taste and quality of the food. Or maybe I am picky 🙂 Seattle-lites, what is your favorite Ethiopian restaurant?
Atakilt Wat/ Atkilt wot is a cabbage side that is so close to the Indian cabbage dishes and yet has its own flavor profile. The traditional recipe may or may note use uses niter kibeh which is butter/ghee slow-infused with whole spices like cardamom, cinnamon, fenugreek, cloves, ginger, garlic etc. by cooking everything on low heat for hours. You can make niter qibe/ kibeh with coconut or olive oil(see my second book for a recipe) and use about a Tbsp in this recipe instead of all the spices and oil. Since I don’t usually have the infused oil ready, I add the spices to oil in the second step to infuse the oil while cooking (indian food style) for my interpretation of atakilt wat. You can omit the spices. Cook the dish at lower heat for best results. Serve with Ethiopian flat breads or other flat breads and lentil stews.
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Steps:
cook the onion, garlic, ginger for 5 minutes.
Add all the spices and cook to infuse the oil to make a quick niter kibeh.
Add the veggies, cover and cook until tender.
Serve hot.
Video:
Atakilt Wat - Ethiopian Cabbage Potato Carrots. Vegan Gluten-free Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil or vegan butter, divided
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 1 green chili, chopped (optional)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 to 3/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds or powder
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/8 tsp cloves powder
- a generous dash of black pepper
- 3/4 cup sliced carrots
- 2 medium potatoes, chopped, 1.5 loaded cups
- 1/2 head of cabbage, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a large skillet, add 1 tsp oil and heat at medium-low. Once hot, Add garlic, ginger, chili, and onion. Mix, cook for 4 minutes.
- Add the cumin, turmeric, fenugreek seeds, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and black pepper. Mix and cook for 3 minutes to infuse the oil and to continue cooking the onion to golden.
- Add the carrots, potato and mix well. Add cabbage and 1/4 tsp salt. Mix well, cover and cook for 15 minutes. Stir once in between.
- Add 1/4 tsp or more salt, and 1 tsp olive oil. Mix in. Deglaze at this time with water if needed Cover and Cook for another 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. *
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I knew this would be good when I smelled the fragrant spices sautéed in my pan. I just did not know HOW good it would be!! How could something so healthy taste so great!!!!! I love it!!!! I made a huge triple batch so I could eat some now and also freeze containers full for future meals!
Thank you for this!!!!!!
yay! so glad you loved it!!
We’ve tried several, but Adey Abeba has the best food, prices are very reasonable, it’s not crowded and very kid friendly. They also accommodate large groups very well.
Hi! Can we use red cabbage instead of green?
I had a serving of Ethiopian cabbage at the local co-op and was hooked. I started looking for recipes and found yours to be the closest to the palate I was seeking. I wasn’t disappointed. Love the addition of Fenugreek seed.
Tried this a while back and it was SO good. My first Ethiopian dish that I’ve made! I served it over rice with sriracha and Thai basil, which probably goes against all food codes, but it was seriously amazing. I’d love to serve it with cilantro next time. I will definitely be making this when it gets colder too!
This recipe is simply amazing. The blend of spices is just perfect, so much flavour, so comforting. I try many vegan recipes every week and this one has been the best in a long time. I’m totally hooked. Thank you for sharing it.
Made this tonight. Yum!
Just prepared this for supper. It IS DELICIOUS!! Used vegetables from my CSA. Also sauteed some tempeh to add on the side. Definitely a keeper!! Another winner from you!!
This recipe is a very good source of Vitamin C (thanks to the cabbage and potatoes), and a good source of fibers and Vitamin A.
Here is the nutrition facts label for this recipe: https://i.imgur.com/OdWZkDk.png.
Also, you can easily create your own nutrition facts labels (and even embed them on your website) on Newtrien.com 🙂