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Kinche

Name: Kinche
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Ethiopia
Ingredients: 200g Cracked Wheat; 600ml Water; 2 tbsp Butter; A pinch Salt

Dessert

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Cracked wheat simmered and enriched with butter — a warm Ethiopian breakfast porridge.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Kinche is a simple breakfast of cracked wheat simmered in water into a porridge and enriched with plenty of niter kibbeh, Ethiopian spiced butter. It's quick to make and filling, so it's an everyday dish in Ethiopian homes for busy mornings and as a snack for children.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On an Addis Ababa morning, a child hurries through a steaming bowl of kinche before school.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Cracked Wheat 200g
Water 600ml
Butter 2 tbsp
Salt A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the cracked wheat lightly and drain.
Bring water to a boil in a pot and add the wheat.
Simmer on low for about 20 minutes, stirring so it doesn't stick.
When thick, season with salt.
Serve topped with butter.

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