Wat, we?t , wot (Amharic: ???, IPA: [w?t']) or tsebhi (Tigrinya: ????, IPA: [s'?

bh i]) is an Ethiopian and Eritrean stew or curry that may be prepared with chicken , beef, lamb, a variety of vegetables, spice mixtures such as berbere, and niter kibbeh, a seasoned clarified butter. Overview[edit]

Typical serving of wat Several properties distinguish wats from stews of other cultures. Perhaps the mo st obvious is an unusual cooking technique: the preparation of a wat begins with chopped onions slow cooked, without any fat or oil, in a dry skillet or pot unt il much of their moisture has been driven away. Fat (usually niter kibbeh) is th en added, often in quantities that might seem excessive by modern Western standa rds, and the onions and other aromatics are sauted before the addition of other i ngredients. This method causes the onions to break down and thicken the stew. Wat is traditionally eaten with injera, a spongy flat bread made from the millet -like grain known as teff. Doro wat is one such stew, made from chicken and some times hard-boiled eggs; the ethnologist Donald Levine records that doro wat (Amh aric: ?? ??? doro we?t , Tigrinya: ??? ???? derho tsebhi) is the most popular trad itional food in Ethiopia, often eaten as part of a group who share a communal bo wl and basket of injera.[1] Another is siga wat, (Ge'ez: ?? siga) made with beef . Doro wat is a popular dish in Ethiopian restaurants in the United States, of whi ch there are hundreds.[2] The dish has been mentioned or depicted in a variety o f popular culture sites, including Season 1, Episode 4 of The Mindy Project and Along Came Polly.