
Potato Chechebsa
A one-pot rice dish where potato perfumes the grains as they cook — weeknight-friendly and endlessly adaptable. Ready in 30 minutes including prep.
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Onion1, finely chopped
- Rice300 g
- Potato4
- Stock or Broth600 ml
- Flatbread3, torn
- Niter Kibbeh2 tbsp
- Berbere1 tsp
Optional extras
- Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then drain well.
- 2
Heat the Niter Kibbeh in a wide pot, soften the onion, and bloom the berbere for 30 seconds.
- 3
Stir in the potato, then add the rice and turn everything gently through the fragrant oil.
- 4
Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, then clamp on a lid and cook on the lowest heat for 15 minutes without peeking.
- 5
Rest off the heat for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and crown with fresh cilantro.
Chef's tip
Never lift the lid while the rice steams — trapped steam is doing the work.
/dish/9386Watch how it's made
Video: Ethiopian Food Easy Chechebsa Recipe ቀላል የጨጨብሳ አሰራር በ አሚና | Amena and Elias · on YouTube