Hilbet

Hilbet (Tigrinya፡ ሕልበት) is a traditional food from Tigray(North Ethiopia) and Eritrea. It is a vegan food that is made from fava beans, fenugreek, lentil, and other spices that are ground into a powder.^[1] The Hilbet powder is then cooked and whipped to make a cream-like texture. At the center of the Hilbet it will have chill paper-based sauce and is eaten using Injera.^[2]

References

^ Traditional processing technology of faba bean into hilbet: Habesha vegan food from Tigray, Northern Ethiopia Mulubrhan Haile, Trude Wicklund, Kebede Abegaz, Judith Narvhus,
^ Habesha Cooking from Leeds Recipes from Eritrea and Ethiopia By Elsa Sesay Asmara, Millen Asmerom, Monalisa Shishay, Ruta Yemane, Winta Gebrekidan, and Winta Habtestion.

[1] Traditional processing technology of faba bean into hilbet: Habesha vegan food from Tigray, Northern Ethiopia Mulubrhan Haile, Trude Wicklund, Kebede Abegaz, Judith Narvhus,

[2] Habesha Cooking from Leeds Recipes from Eritrea and Ethiopia By Elsa Sesay Asmara, Millen Asmerom, Monalisa Shishay, Ruta Yemane, Winta Gebrekidan, and Winta Habtestion.

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