Learn how to make Awaze Dabo, which is a unique and spicy Ethiopian bread. Here you will find all the ingredients you need with all the necessary instructions.
Ingredients Required to Make Awaze Dabo
- 1 kilo (2.2 lbs.) semolina or wheat flour
- 2 ½ cups cooking oil (for making seasoned oil)
- 1 teaspoon garlic/ginger paste
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- 1 ¾ cup warm water
- 2 kilos (4.4 lbs.) wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons dry yeast
- 1 cup awaze sauce (see Awaze Sauce Preparation below)
- 25 grams (about 2 tablespoons) finely minced shallot
- 2 ½ cups seasoned oil
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 ¾ cups warm water
How to Make Awaze Dabo (Step-by-Step Tutorial)
Awaze Sauce Preparation
- Place a pot on medium heat.
- Add shallots and cover with a lid.
- Remove the lid when steam starts to come out.
- Stir and sauté until a good aroma rises.
- Add oil and continue to sauté for a little while.
- Add garlic/ginger paste and sauté.
- Add awaze and sauté until a good aroma arises.
- Add ¼ cup warm water and sauté until water is absorbed.
- Add another ½ cup of warm water and sauté until water is absorbed.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Continue cooking until the sauce thickens, and oil surfaces.
- Add cardamom and let it settle for a while.
- Strain to use the seasoned oil, discarding what is left on the sieve.
Baking Pan Preparation
- Place false banana leaves on the sides and at the bottom of several bread baking pans. (Aluminum foil can be substituted for the leaves.)
Dough Preparation
- Mix semolina, flour, salt, and dry yeast together.
- Mix 1 cup warm water with the seasoned oil.
- Gradually add the mixed water and seasoned oil to the dough, kneading and folding until smooth and elastic.
- If the dough is too thick or dry, add some more warm water.
- When the dough becomes smooth and elastic, stop adding the seasoned oil (you may discard the unused amount).
- Make a ball with the dough and place it in a container.
- Cover the container and place it in a warm area to let it rise until double.
- Once the dough rises, knead again for a few minutes and cover.
- Cover the container and keep it in the same place for the dough to rise again.
Baking
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cover the pan with false banana leaves or foil and place the dough into the pan.
- Bake in the oven for one hour, then test with a toothpick. If the toothpick pulls out dry, the bread is done.
- If the dough is not ready, the pick will have dough on it. If so, bake a while longer and test again. Baking times may vary with different ovens.
- When the bread is ready, remove it from the oven and let it stand until cooled.
- Place the cooled bread upside down (to prevent crumbling) on a cutting board and cut with a knife or break with your hands.
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Awaze Dabo Recipe
Awaze Dabo (Spicy Ethiopian Bread) Recipe
Course: SnacksCuisine: EthiopianDifficulty: Medium
Servings
7
servingsLearn how to make Awaze Dabo, which is a unique and spicy Ethiopian bread. Here you will find all the ingredients you need with all the necessary instructions.
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Ingredients
1 kg semolina or wheat flour
2 ½ cups cooking oil (for making seasoned oil)
1 teaspoon garlic/ginger paste
½ teaspoon cardamom
1 ¾ cup warm water
2 kg wheat flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons dry yeast
1 cup awaze sauce (see Awaze Sauce Preparation below)
25 grams finely minced shallot
2 ½ cups seasoned oil
1 teaspoon cardamom
1 ¾ cups warm water
Directions
- Awaze Sauce Preparation
- Place a pot on medium heat.
- Add shallots and cover with a lid.
- Remove the lid when steam starts to come out.
- Stir and sauté until a good aroma rises.
- Add oil and continue to sauté for a little while.
- Add garlic/ginger paste and sauté.
- Add awaze and sauté until a good aroma arises.
- Add ¼ cup warm water and sauté until water is absorbed.
- Add another ½ cup of warm water and sauté until water is absorbed.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Continue cooking until the sauce thickens, and oil surfaces.
- Add cardamom and let it settle for a while.
- Strain to use the seasoned oil, discarding what is left on the sieve.
- Baking Pan Preparation
- Place false banana leaves on the sides and at the bottom of several bread baking pans. (Aluminum foil can be substituted for the leaves.)
- Dough Preparation
- Mix semolina, flour, salt, and dry yeast together.
- Mix 1 cup warm water with the seasoned oil.
- Gradually add the mixed water and seasoned oil to the dough, kneading and folding until smooth and elastic.
- If the dough is too thick or dry, add some more warm water.
- When the dough becomes smooth and elastic, stop adding the seasoned oil (you may discard the unused amount).
- Make a ball with the dough and place it in a container.
- Cover the container and place it in a warm area to let it rise until double.
- Once the dough rises, knead again for a few minutes and cover.
- Cover the container and keep it in the same place for the dough to rise again.
- Baking
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cover the pan with false banana leaves or foil and place the dough into the pan.
- Bake in the oven for one hour, then test with a toothpick. If the toothpick pulls out dry, the bread is done.
- If the dough is not ready, the pick will have dough on it. If so, bake a while longer and test again. Baking times may vary with different ovens.
- When the bread is ready, remove it from the oven and let it stand until cooled.
- Place the cooled bread upside down (to prevent crumbling) on a cutting board and cut with a knife or break with your hands.
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