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in·jer·a

 (ĭn-jîr′ə)
n.
A thin, round traditionally Ethiopian flatbread prepared by fermenting batter made from teff flour and cooking it on a griddle, usually eaten by placing servings of accompanying dishes on top of one flatbread and breaking off pieces of another to scoop up bite-sized morsels.

[Amharic ənjära; perhaps akin to gaggärä, to bake bread.]
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injera

(ɪnˈdʒɪərə)
n
(Cookery) a white Ethiopian flatbread, similar to a crepe
[Amharic]
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Results of this investigation showed that injera was generally acidic irrespective of the type of preservatives added (Table 2).
They cooked a cauliflower and chickpea curry and injera - a type of flatbread made from teff.
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Quins will now meet defending champions Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), who had finished second in the during the regular season in the semi-finals.Flanker Collins Injera completed his brace of tries as fly-half Tony Omondi curled over a conversion and a penalty to spur Mwamba, who trailed 17-8, to victory against Nakuru at the Nakuru Athletic Club.
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For instance, if you're dining at an Ethiopian restaurant, you would use injera bread with your hands to mop up the wet dishes, it would be inappropriate to ask for a fork and knife," Saulwick said.
If you tell a story of the nutritional benefits of Ethiopian dish, injera, tourists will want to try it.
Their dish, inspired by Ethiopian marathon runner Haile Gebrselassie, features injera - a type of pancake made with Ethiopian teff grain flour, which is naturally gluten free served with a chickpea and cauliflower curry.
Vanessa Doe's creations in The Dirty South Vegan Cookbook include Rosemary Sweet Biscuits, Fake Fried Chicken (made with seitan), Injera (Ethiopian bread) with Ethiopian stews, Blackeye Pea Cakes, and Espresso Cake.
It takes hours, cooks really slowly, and it's eaten with injera, a traditional flat bread, almost like a pancake," says Ainsley with relish.
She has absolutely no problem in preparing such favourites as Ethiopian injera and doro war, Ghanaian kelewele or Moroccan couscous to be enjoyed in the middle of the Transvaal, but there is a natural focus on southern African dishes such as the ubiquitous Afrikaan's melktart or the slightly more exotic recipe for grilled puff-adder.