Sweetpotato

Community
Recipe Book

የብርትኳናማ ስኳር ድንች

ምግብ አዘገጃጀት
Sweetpotato Community
Recipe Book

Acknowledgements
Edited by
Mariama Fofanah, Frezer asfaw

In collaboration with:
Enga le Enga
GOAL – Ethiopia
University of Wisconsin-Madison

With additional recipes adapted from:

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Sweetpotato
የባህላዊ ምግቦች አዘገጃጀት መጽሀፍ

Photos from:
The International Potato Center and various food photo contributors

Sweetpotato Community Recipe Book by Mariama Fofanah, Frezer Asfaw is licensed under a Creative
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September 2015

DISCLAIMER:
The community recipe book is made possible by the support of Irish Aid. The contents of this
document are the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the official
opinion of Irish Aid.
 Contents

Facts and figures about sweetpotato 4

Processing and Utlization 5
Injera with Sweetpotato 7
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች እንጀራ
Sweetpotato Bread 8
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ዳቦ
Sweetpotato Kocho 9
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ቆጮ
Sweetpotato Donuts 10
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ቦንቦሊኖ
Sweetpotato rich cake 11
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ኬክ
Sweetpotato Dabo Kolo 12
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ዳቦ ቆሎ
Sweetpotato Stew (Key Wot) 13
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ቀይ ወጥ
Sweetpotato Alecha Stew 14
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች አልጫ ወጥ
Sweetpotato and Rice 15
ብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች በሩዝ
Sweetpotato with Haricot Beans 16
ስኳር ድንች በቦሎቄ
Sweetpotato Lentil Stew 17
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ምስር ወጥ
Sweetpotato Chickpea Stew 18
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ሽንብራ ወጥ
Sweetpotato Chips 19
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ቺፕስ
Sauteed Sweetpotato Leaves 20
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ቅጠል ወጥ
Boiled Sweetpotatoes 21
የተቀቀል ብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች
Sweetpotato Salad 22
የስኳር ድንች ሳላድ
Mashed Sweetpotatoes 23
የተፈጨ ስኳር ድንች
Sweetpotato Ganfo (porridge) 24
የስኳር ድንች ገንፎ
Sweetpotato Ganfo (porridge) 25
for babies
የስኳር ድንች አጥሚት ለልጆች
Sweetpotato Mandazi 26
የስኳር ድንች ብስኩት
References 27
 Facts and Figures About Sweetpotato
less methane gas than with other feed, potentially
Latin name: Ipomoea batatas
contributing to an important reduction in harmful
Common name: Sweet potato (OFSP)
global emissions.
Amharic name: ብርቱካንማ ስኳር ድንች
• Sweetpotato has a long history as a lifesaver. The
Japenese used it when typhoons demolished their
• Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) belongs tothe
rice fields. It kept millions from starvation in famine-
morning-glory family. In spite of its name, it is not
plagued China in the early 1960’s and came to the
related to the potato. Unlike the potato – which is
rescue in Uganda in the 1990’s, when a virus ravaged
a tuber, or thickened stem – the sweetpotato is a
cassava crops. One of the greatest threats to
storage root. Despite a physical similarity, yams are
sweetpotato production is the sweetpotato weevil,
not related either.
which often causes losses of 60% – 100% during
• Sweetpotato can grow at altitudes ranging from periods of drought.
sea level to 2,500 meters, and comes in varieties
• Orange–fleshed sweetpotato is an important
with skin and flesh color that range from white to
source of beta-carotene, the precusor to Vitamin A.
yellow, orange, and deep purple.
Just 125g of a fresh sweetpotato roots from most
• Worldwide, sweetpotato is the sixth most orange-fleshed varieties contain enough beta-
important food crop after rice, wheat, potatoes, carotene to provide the daily pro-vitamin A needs
maize, and cassava. But in developing countries, it is of a preschooler.
the fifth most important food crop. More than 105
• Vitamin A deficiency is rampant in Sub-Saharan
million metric tons are produced globally each year;
Africa, affecting 43 million children under age 5, and
95% of which are grown in developing countries.
contributing to high rates of blindness, disease, and
• Though its origins lie in Latin America, Asia is now premature death in children and pregnant women.
the largest sweetpotato-producing region in the
• Sweetpotato is also a valuable source of vitamins B,
world, with figures showing over 90 million tons
C, and E and it contains moderate levels of iron and
produced annually. China, at 85 million tons, is the
zinc.
top sweetpotato producer in the world.
• Nutritionists in the USA are exploring the potential
• The importance of sweetpotato as a food crop
cancer preventing properties of purple-fleshed
is growing rapidly in some parts of the world. In
sweetpotato. The anthocyanins that account for
Sub-Saharan Africa, it is outpacing the growth rate
the purple pigmentation in this variety (also found
of other staples. Sweetpotato is used for both
in fruit and vegetables such as blueberries and red
human consumption and as a healthy, cheap source
cabbage) are powerful antioxidants and have good
of animal feed. Recent studies suggest that animals
bioavailability, meaning they are easily absorbed
fed on high protein sweetpotato vines produce
from the digestive tract into the bloodstream
Processing and Utilization
How to process orange-fleshed sweetpotato, while ብርቱካናማ ቀለም ያለው ስኳር ድንች እንደ ምግብ ከመወሰዱ
retaining the beta-carotene content? OFSP is usually በፊት መብሰል ይኖርበታል፡፡ ብርቱካናማ ቀለም ያላቸውን የስኳር
cooked before it is consumed. There are different ድንች ኮረቶች ለማዘጋጀት የተለያዩ ዘዴዎች መጠቀም ይቻላል፡
ways of preparing OFSP. Traditional methods include ፡ በተለምዶ መንገዶች መቀቀል፣ በእንፋሎት ማብሰል፣ መጥበስ
boiling, steaming, roasting and drying: እንዲሁም በማድረቅ ማዘጋጀት ይቻላል፡፡ መሰረታዊ አዘገጃጀታቸው
እንደሚከተለው ነው፡፡
Boiling: Use clean water. Wash sweetpotato roots. Boil
the sweet potato roots until they are soft. መቀቀል፡ ንጹህ ውኃ በመጠቀም ኮረቶቹን ማጠብ፣ ከዚያም ለስለስ
ብለው እስኪበስሉ ድረስ መቀቀል፡፡

Steaming: Use clean water. Wash the sweetpotato roots. በእንፋሎት ማብስል፡ ንጹህ ውኃ በመጠቀም ኮረቶቹን ማጠብ፣
Wrap them in banana leaves and steam them until they በመቀጠልም በሙዝ/በእንሰት ቅጠል በመጠቅለል በእንፋሎት
are soft. ማብሰል፡፡

Roasting: Wash the sweet potato roots and wipe them መጥበስ፡ ንጹህ ውኃ በመጠቀም የስኳር ድንች ኮረቶቹን ማጠብና
to remove moisture. Wrap the roots in banana leaves በንጹህ ጨርቅ ማድረቅ፣ በሙዝ ወይም በእንሰት ቅጠል በመጠቅለል
and place them in the ashes of a fire until they are በረመጥ ውስጥ መክተትና ሲበስሉ ማውጣት፡፡
cooked. Sweetpotato roots can also be roasted in an
oven.

During the preparation of OFSP, the micronutrients በዝግጅት ወይም በምግብ ማቀነባበር ወቅት የምግብ ንጥረ-ነገሮች
that it contains such as beta-carotene can be lost (by (Micronutrients) ማለትም ለሰውነታችን እነደ ቫይታሚን ኤ
washing) or destroyed by certain cooking methods, መገንቢያ ግብዓት የሆነውን ‹‹ቤታካሮቲን›› የመሳሰሉትን በማጠብ፣
sun exposure, and long storage. Therefore, it is በማድረቅ፣ በማብሰል፣ ለብዙ ጊዜ በማቆየት ወዘተ ሊቀንሱ ወይም
important to prepare OFSP with precautions. Cooking ሊጠፉ ይችላሉ፡፡ ስለዚህም ብርቱካናማ ቀለም ያላቸውን ስኳር
processes that can cause beta-carotene loss include ድንቾችን ስናዘጋጅ መጠንቀቅ ይኖርብናል፡፡ ከአነስተኛ እስከ ከፍተኛ
(from lowest to highest amount of loss) steaming, ደረጃ የቤታካሮቲንን መጠንን የሚቀንሱ የምግብ አዘገጃጀት ዘዴዎች
boiling, roasting, drying, and, finally, frying. እንደሚከተሉት ናቸው በእንፋሎት ማብሰል፣ መቀቀል፣ ማድረቅና
መጥበስ ናቸው፡፡
Injera with Sweetpotato
የስኳር ድንች እንጀራ

Ingredients የሚያስፈልጉ ጥሬ እቃዎች

8 cups of water 8 ኩባያ ውሃ
1 ½ cups of teff flour 1 ½ ኩባያ የጤፍ ዱቄት
½ cup mashed sweetpotato የስኳር ድንች ½ ኩባያ ልንቅጥ/የተፈጨ

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Pour water into a mixing bowl. Add teff ዱቄቱን ክዳን ባለው እቃ መጨመርና ውሃውን
and mix into a thick dough and add four እየጨመሩ ወፈር አድርጎ ደጋግሞ ማሸት፣ ውሃ
በደንብ ጨምሮ 2-3 ቀናት እንዲቦካ መተው፣
cups of water into the mixture. Close the 2-3 ቀን ቦኋላ ከላዩ የቀረረውን ፈሳሽ ሙልጭ
bowl and cover it with a piece of cloth and አድርጎ ማፍሰስና ብርትኳናማ ስኳር ድንቹን
let stand for 2-3 days at room temperature መጨመር ሊጡን በ2 ኩባያ ውሃ ማቅጠንና
ከቀጠነው ሊጥ ላይ አንድ ኩባያ መጥኖ
until bubbles appear. Carefully remove
ማስቀመጥ፣ ሁለት ኩባያ ውሃ በድስት ማፍላትና
water. Add mashed sweetpotato. Add 1 የተመጠነውን ሊጥ ከፈላው ውሃ ጋር ደባልቆ
cup of hot water to the mixture and let እንዳይጓጉል ተጠንቅቆ ማንተክተክና ማውጣት፣
ቀዝቀዝ ሲል ሁሉንም ደባልቆ የቀረውን ውሃ
stand for 2-3 hours. Pour batter over hot
በመጨመር ማቅጠንና ኩፍ እንዲል መተው፣
skillet, cook until holes start forming. ኩፍ ካለ በኋላ መለስ አድርጎ መጋገር፣ ቀዝቀዝ
Remove from fire and let cool before ሲል ለገበታ ማቅረብ፡፡
serving.

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 Sweetpotato Bread
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ዳቦ

Ingredients
Ingredients ጥሬ እቃ ጥሬ እቃዎች
የሚያስፈልጉ
3 cup wheat flour የብርትኳናማ ስኳር ድንች ልንቅጥ/ፍቅፋቂ 1½ ኩባያ
1 ½ cup mashed OFSP የስንዴ ዱቄት 3 ኩባያ
Yeast ጨው ለጣዕም
Salt እርሾ 1½ የሻይ ማንኪያ
Water ዘይት 3 የሾርባ ማንኪያ
በቂ ውኃ

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Place flour in bowl and mix well with የስኳር ድንች ልንቅጥ/ፍቅፋቂ፣ ስንዴ ዱቄት ፣ ስኳርና ጨው
Directions
baking powder. Add water and mix into a በማቡኪያው ወስጥ መደባለቅ ፣
አዘገጃጀት
thick dough. Add mashed OFSP and knead እርሾውንና ውኃ በማቡኪያ ወስጥ መጨመርና በደንብ
dough thoroughly. Cut the dough with እስኪለጠጥ ማሸትና ኩፍ እስኪል መጠበቅ ኩፍ ካለ በኋላ
እንዲለሰልስ ዘይት መጨመርና ሊጡን መከፋፈልና እና
your hands and shape each dough. Cover
መልክ እያስያዙ በኮባ እየጠቀለሉ የሰማ ምጣድ ላይ ማብሰል
the shaped dough with false banana leaves.
በሁለቱ በኩል እያገላበጡ ማብሰልና ከመጋገሪያው ማውጣት፣
Put the wrapped dough on hot pan. Place ማቀዝቀዝና ለገበታ ማቅረብ::
dough in hot clay baking pan, Bake each
side until golden brown.

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 Sweetpotato Kocho
የስኳር ድንች ቆጮ

Ingredients የሚያስፈልጉ ጥሬ እቃዎች

1 kg Qocho (Enset)
1 ½ cup mashed OFSP 1 ኪሎ ቆጮ (እንሰት)
የብርትኳናማ ስኳር ድንች ልንቅጥ/ፍቅፋቂ 1½ ኩባያ
Water or vegetable oil
ቅቤ ወይም ዘይት
Cardamom ውሃ
Salt ኮረሪማ የተፈጨ/ዱቄት
ጨው

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Place qocho in bowl and add the korerima. ውሃውን፣ ቆጮ፣ ስኳር ድንቹ፣ ዘይቱን ወይም ቂቤውንና
add water and mix into a thick dough. ኮረሪማው ደባልቆ ማቡካት፤
ቡኮውን የኮባ ቅጠል ላይ መጠፍጠፍና ምጣድ ላይ
Add mashed OFSP and knead dough ማስቀመጥ፤ ምጣዱን ለኩሶ ማብሰል፤ በአንድ በኩል
thoroughly. Place the dough on false
ወይንም በሁለቱም በኩል እያገለበጡ ማብሰል ይቻላል፡፡
banana leave surface and roll the dough
1 cm thickness. Put the wrapped hot clay
baking pan, wait for about 30 min. Bake
one side or Bake each side until crispy.

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 Sweetpotato Donuts
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ቦንቦሊኖ

Ingredients
Ingredients ጥሬ እቃ ጥሬ እቃዎች
የሚያስፈልጉ
½ cup mashed sweet potato የብርትኳናማ ስኳር ድንች ልንቅጥ ½ ኩባያ
2 cups wheat flour የስንዴ ዱቄት 2 ኩባያ
1 teaspoon yeast እርሾ 1 የሻይ ማንኪያ
2 tablespoons sugar ስኳር 2 የሾርባ ማንኪያ
Pinch of salt ጨው ለጣዕም
2 cups vegetable oil የምግብ ዘይት 2 ኩባያ
Milk or egg (optional) ወተት ወይንም እንቁላል (ካስፈለገ)
1 tablespoon cooking fat የመጥበሻ ዘይት 1 የሻይ ማንኪያ
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel የሎሚ ፍቅፋቂ 2 የሻይ ማንኪያ

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Place yeast and 1 tablespoon of the sugar into XRëWNÂ 1 yëRÆ ¥Nk!Ã Sµ*R bSn! ¥DrGÝÝ
cup. Add 3 tablespoons of warm water and set îST lB Ãl W` m=mRÂ l10 dqE” k#F
Directions
aside for 10 minutes to rise. Place the grated አዘገጃጀት
XSk!L m-bQÝÝ ySµ*R DNc$N FQÍqE b¥b#k!Ã
sweetpotato into a mixing bowl and sift in the ¥DrQÂ bÇq&T ¥d‰rQ¼mlwSÝÝ ytö‰r-
dry ingredients. Rub in the cooking fat, then WN ylÖ¸ LÈ+ m=mR ¥êÿDÝÝ bQb@
¥¹T k#F ÃlWN XRë =Mé ¥ê¦DÝÝ
add the risen yeast and mix well. Add water W` Xy=m„ ¥¹TÝÝ Çq&T btnsnsbT
and knead to a dough. On a floured surface, g{¼mKtðà §Y b#÷WN ¥NkÆlLÝÝ l!-#N
roll the dough slightly. Make the dough into ¥DïLïLÂ wd ¥b#k!ÃW mmlSÝÝ äQ Æl
a ball and return to mixing bowl. Cover the W` btnkr =RQ ¥b#k!ÃWN m¹fN½ m-n#N
bX_F XSk!=MR m-bQ¿ l10 dqE” b[/Y
mixing bowl with wet warm cloth and leave §Y ¥DrG èlÖ XNÄ!nú YrÄL
to dough to double in size. You can place XNdg ytnÍWN b#÷ ¥¹T Çq&T
the bowl in the sun for 10 minutes to help it btnsnsbT g{¼mKtðà §Y ¥DïLïL
rise more quickly. Reknead the dough after it b¸flgW m-NÂ QR{ mö‰r_½ bf§ zYT
doubles, rolling out on a floured surface. Cut m_bSÂ b#n! s!çN ¥WÈTÝÝ
into desired shapes and deep fry till golden
brown.

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 Sweetpotato rich cake
የስኳር ድንች ኬክ

Ingredients የሚያስፈልጉ ጥሬ እቃዎች

3 cup wheat flour 3 ስኒ የስንዴ ዱቄት
1 cup mashed OFSP 1 ስኒ የብርትኳነማ ስኳር ድንች ልንቅጥ
3 table spoon Butter 3 የሾርባ ማንኪያ ቅቤ
3 eggs 3 እንቁላል
Yeast እርሾ
Baking power ቤኪንግ ፓውደር
Sugar ስኳር
Salt ጨው
ውኃ ወይም ወተት­
Milk

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Cook OFSP and mash in to paste. Mix dry ingri- ySNÁ Çq&T½ XRë½ Sµ*R xND §Y
dients in bowl, add cooked mashed sweet potato. b¥b#k!Ã m=mRÝÝ ySµ*R DNC LNQ_Â 4
yëRÆ ¥Nk!Ã zYT =Mé ¥¹TÝÝ XNq$§L
Beat eggs and add to the bowl and mix well. Add sBé mM¬T b¥b#k!à =Mé ¥ê,DÝÝ
adequate milk until desired consistency. Grease -NkR y¸L kçn _qET W` wYM wtT
baking pan and pour contents in baking pan. Bake m=mRÂ lSlS XNÄ!L ¥DrG
m_bšWN bzYT mqÆTÂ ytzUjWN b#÷
in oven until done. m=mRÝÝ bmèsÆ xmST DG¶ s@NT
GÊD ÑqT ls§ú dqE”ãC mUgR wYM
b#n! mLK XSk!ÃwÈ DrS mUgRÝÝ XNd
x¥‰+ bXúT ¥BsL YÒ§L

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 Sweetpotato Dabo Kolo
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ዳቦ ቆሎ

Ingredients
Ingredients ጥሬ እቃ ጥሬ እቃዎች
የሚያስፈልጉ
3 cup wheat flour የስንዴ ዱቄት 3 ኩባያ
1 cup cooked mashed OFSP የስኳር ድንች ልንቅጥ 1 ኩባያ
½ cup edible oil የምግብ ዘይት ½ ኩባያ
½ cup water ውሃ ½ ኩባያ
ጨው ለጣዕም
Salt as needed

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

In a big bowl, mix all dry ingridients. Add ተለቅ ባለ ትሪ ወይም በጎድጓዳ ሰሃን ስኳር ድንቹን፣ የስንዴ
water and OFSP mash and knead dough ዱቄቱን፣ ዘይቱን፣ ጨው ቀላቅሎ እየደጋገሙ በወፍራሙ
Directions ማሸት፡፡ በክዳን ሸፍኖ ለትንሽ ጊዜ ማቆየት፣ እንደገና በደንብ
አዘገጃጀት
thoroughly. Let dough rest for a few min- ማሸት፣ ከዛም ሊጡን እያድቦልቦሉ መቁረጥ፣ ዘይቱን መጥበሻ
utes. Cut dough into small cubes. Warm oil ላይ አድርጎ ማሞቅ፣ ከሞቀ በኋላ የተቁራረቱት መጥበስ፡፡
using a skillet. Grill until brown. Serve as
snack.

Dabo Kolo (small pieces of bread “dabo” that have

been grilled) is a simple Ethiopian snack made
more nutritious with the addition of OFSP into the
bread batter. It goes well as a morning or afternoon
snack served with coffee.

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 Sweetpotato Stew (Key Wot)
የብርቱካናማ ድንች ቀይ ወጥ

Ingredients የሚያስፈልጉ ጥሬ እቃዎች

1 Cup vegetable oil የምግብ ዘይት 1 ኩባያ
11/2 cups red onions (chopped) የተከተፈ ቀይ ሽንኩርት 1 1/2 ኩባያ
1/4 teaspoon garlic ነጭ ሽንኩርት 1 የሻይ ማንኪያ
6 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped 4 ብርትኳናማ ስኳር ድንች ተልጦ የተከተፈ
4 carrots, chopped 4 ካሮት ተልጦ የተከተፈ
1 small cabbage, chopped 6 መካከለኛ ቃርያ የተከተፈ
6 medium chili peppers, chopped በርበሬ 4 የሻይ ማንኪያ
salt and pepper ውሃ
4 tablespoon spices (berbere) ጨው እንደአስፈላጊንቱ
1 cup water
1 table spoon salt(as needed)

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Cook onions and garlic in oil until brown. ቀይ ሽንኩርቱን ከዘይት ጋር ለ 5 ደቂቃ ማቁላላት እና
Add berbere and cook for 5 min. Wash ማብሰል፣ በርበሬውን ጨምሮ ትንሽ ትንሽ ውሃ እየጨመሩ
and chop the Sweetpotato and add them to ማብሰል፣ ስኳር ድንቹን ከትፎ መጨመርና አብሮ ማብሰል፣
the onions, lightly browning. Add garlic, ነጭ ሽንኩርት፣ ቅመማ ቅመሞች መጨመር፣ እሳቱን ቀንሶ
chilles and spices, then cook slowly for 30 ለ30 ደቂቃ ቀስ ብሎ ማብሰል፡፡ በመጨረሻም ጨው
minutes. መጠኑን አስተካክሎ በመጨመር ድስቱን አውርዶ ለገበታ
Season to taste and serve with injera, ko- ማቅረብ፡፡ በእንጀራ፣ በዳቦ እንዲሁም በቆጮ መመገብ
ይቻላል፡፡
cho or bread.

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 Sweetpotato Alecha Stew
የስኳር ድንች አልጫ ወጥ

Ingredients
Ingredients ጥሬ እቃ ጥሬ እቃዎች
የሚያስፈልጉ
1 cup edible oil 1 ኩባያ የምግብ ዘይት
3-4 OFSP washed peeled and cubed 3-4 የታጠበ የተላጠ እንዲሁም የተከተፈ ብርቱካናማ ስኳር
2 clove of garlic minced ድንች
3 large onions chopped 2 ነጭ ሽንኩርት
4 green chilli peppers chopped 4 የተከተፈ ቃርያ
1 cup water 1 ኩባያ ውሃ
1 table spoon salt as needed 1 የሻይ ማንኪያ ጨው እንደ አስፈላጊነቱ

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Cook onions and garlic in oil until ቀይ ሽንኩርቱንና ነጭ ሽንኩርቱን ማቁላላት እና ማብሰል፣
brown. Wash and chop vegetables and the
Directions ስኳር ድንቹን ከትፎ መጨመርና አብሮ ማብሰል፣ ነጭ
አዘገጃጀት
sweetpotato and add them to the onions, ሽንኩርት፣ ቅመማ ቅመሞች መጨመር፣ እሳቱን ቀንሶ ለ30
lightly browning. Add garlic, chilles and ደቂቃ ቀስ ብሎ ማብሰል፡፡ በመጨረሻም የጨው መጠኑን
spices, then cook slowly for 30 minutes. አስተካክሎ በመጨመር ድስቱን አውርዶ ለገበታ ማቅረብ፡፡
በእንጀራ፣ በዳቦ እንዲሁም በቆጮ መመገብ ይቻላል፡፡
Season to taste and serve with injera,
kocho or bread.

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 Sweetpotato and Rice
ብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች በሩዝ

Ingredients የሚያስፈልጉ ጥሬ እቃዎች

3 cups of rice 3 ኩባያ ሩዝ
2-3 sweetpotato, peeled and cubed 2-3 የተከተፈ ብርትኳናማ ስኳር ድንች
1
/2 large onion chopped 3 ቃርያ የተከተፈ
3-4 fresh tomatoes chopped 3-4 ቲማቲም ደቆ የተከተፈ
3 chillie peppers, slliced ቀይ ሽንኩርት ግማሽ በደንብ የደቀቀ
1 ginger root, minced 3 የሾርባ ማንኪያ የምግብ ዘይት
3 table spoon of oil ቅመማ ቅመሞች እንደ አስፈላጊነቱ
Spices as needed ግማሽ የሻይ ማንኪያ ጨው

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Wash, peel and chop sweetpotato into dices. ቀይ ሽንኩርቱን ከዘይት ጋር ማቁላላት እና ማብሰል፤
Boil rice until tender and place aside. Heat oil ብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንቹንና ቲማቲሙን ጨምሮ ለ2 ደቂቃ
add onions and sautee until tender and brown. ያህል ማማሰል፤
Add sweetpotatoes and cook until tender. Add ጨው እንዲሁም የተለያዩ ቅመማ ቅመሞችን መጨመርና
tomates and stir for 2 minutes. Add garlic salt መቁላላት
and other spices as needed and mix the boiled ሩዙን በንጹ ውሃ ማጠብና ማጠንፈፍ፣
rice with sweetpotato then cook it for 5 min and ሩዙን ቁሌት ውስጥ መጨመር ከዛም በቂ ውሃ ጨምሮ
serve. እሳቱን ቀንሶ ማብሰልና ቃሪያውን ጨምሮ ማውጣት፡፡

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 Sweetpotato with Haricot Beans
ስኳር ድንች በቦሎቄ

Ingredients
Ingredients ጥሬ እቃ ጥሬ እቃዎች
የሚያስፈልጉ
2-3 orange fleshed sweet potato washed peeled and
chopped የተከተፈ ብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች 2-3
1 ½ cup haricot beans cooked 1 ½ ኩባያ አድንጓሬ የተቀቀለ
1 large onion chopped 1 ትልቅ ቀይ ሽንኩርት
1 Clove garlic mined 1 ነጭ ሽንኩርት
2 ripe tomatoes 2 የበሰለ ቲማቲም
4 table spoon edible oil 4 የሾርባ ማንኪያ የምግብ ዘይት
Salt and spices as needed ጨው እንዲሁም የተለያዩ የወጥ ቅመማ ቅሞቸ
water as needed ውሃ አንደአስፈላጊነቱ

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Wash, peel and chop sweetpotato into dices. በመጀመሪያ ብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንቹን አጥቦ መላጥና
Directions
Cook haricot beans until tender and se aside. አዘገጃጀት
መክተፍ፣ አደንጓሬውን መቀቀል፤ ቀይ ሽንኩርቱን ከዘይት
Heat oil add onions and sautee until tender and ጋር ማቁላላት እና ማብሰል፤ ብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንቹን
brown. Add potatoes and cook until tender. መጨመር እና ማብሰል፣ ቲማቲሙን ጨምሮ ለ2 ደቂቃ
Add tomates and stir for 2 minutes. Add garlic ያህል ማማሰል፤ ነጭ ሽንኩርት፣ ጨው እንዲሁም የተለያዩ
salt and other spices as needed. Slightly mash ቅመማ ቅመሞችን መጨመር፤ አደጓሬውን በትንሹ መዳጥና
haricot beans and add to the sauce, add water መጨመር፤ ውሃ ጨምሮ እሳቱን ቀንሶ ማብሰልና ማውጣት፡፡
and simmer gently until በእንጀራ፣ በዳቦ እንዲሁም በቆጮ መመገብ ይቻላል፡፡

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 Sweetpotato Lentil Stew
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ምስር ወጥ

Ingredients የሚያስፈልጉ ጥሬ እቃዎች

2 tablespoons edible oil የምግብ ዘይት 2 የሻይ ማንኪያ
1 large red onion, finely chopped 1 ትልቅ ቀይ ሽንኩርት በደንብ የተከተፈ
2 carrots, finely chopped ነጭ ሽንኩርት 1 የሻይ ማንኪያ
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped 4 ብርትኳናማ ስኳር ድንች ተልጦ የተከተፈ
1/2 teaspoon berbere 4 ካሮት ተልጦ የተከተፈ
1/2 teaspoon ginger 6 መካከለኛ ቃርያ የተከተፈ
1/2 teaspoon salt በርበሬ 4 የሻይ ማንኪያ
1 tablespoon your choice of spices ውሃ፣ የተፈጨ ዝንጅብል
1 tablespoon tomato paste ጨው እንደአስፈላጊንቱ
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup cooked lentils, boiled, drained, and rinsed

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium ቀይ ሽንኩርቱን ከዘይት ጋር ለ 5 ደቂቃ ማቁላላት እና
heat. Add the chopped onion, cover, and ማብሰል፣ በርበሬውን ጨምሮ ትንሽ ትንሽ ውሃ እየጨመሩ
satuee until softened, about 5 minutes. Add ማብሰል፣ ካሮቱንና ስኳር ድንቹን መጨመር እና ለ10 ደቂቃ
the carrots and potato, cover and continue ማብሰል፣ ምስሩን ጨፍለቅ፣ ጨፍለቅ እድርጎ መጨመር፣
ነጭ ሽንኩርቱ፣ ዝንጅብል፣ ቲማቲም እንዲሁም ቅመማ
cooking for about 10 minutes. Add cooked
ቅመሞችን ጨምሮ እሳቱን ዝቅ አድርጎ ማብሰል፣ ተጨማሪ
lentils, salt, ginger, tomato paste, and addi- ውሃ በመጨመር ድስቱን ከድኖና እሳቱን በደንብ ዝቅ አድርጎ
tional spices and bring to boil. Reduce heat ካሮቱንና ስኳር ድንቹን ማብሰል፣ በመጨረሻም ጨው
to low and simmer, covered, until vegeta- መጠኑን አስተካክሎ መጨመር፡፡ ድስቱን አውርዶ ቃርያ
bles are tender and the flavor is developed መጨመርና ለገበታ ማቅረብ፡፡ በእንጀራ፣ በዳቦ እንዲሁም
(about 30 minutes), adding more water and በቆጮ መመገብ ይቻላል፡፡
spices if needed. Serve with injera or bread.

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 Sweet Potato Chickpea Stew
የስኳር ድንች ሽንብራ ወጥ

Ingredients
Ingredients ጥሬ እቃ ጥሬ እቃዎች
የሚያስፈልጉ
1 cup chickpeas, cooked
1 ኩባያ ሽንብራ የተቀቀለ
4 sweet potatoes peeled and hopped
1 cup onions chopped 4 የታጠበ የተላጠ እንዲሁም የተከተፈ ብርቱካናማ ስኳር
2 cloves garlic, minced ድንች
1 cup green chille chopped 2 ቀይ ሽንኩርት የተከተፈ
2 onions, chopped 2 ነጭ ሽንኩርት
Ground spices if available 2 መካከለኛ ቲማቲም
20 mL edible oil or butter (kibbe) 1 ቃርያ
1 cup water በተጨማሪም፡
2 medium-sized fresh tomatoes ለወጥ የሚያስፈልጉ ቅመማ ቅመሞች፣ ውሃ፣ ጨው
Salt -- to taste እንደስፈላጊነቱ፡፡

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Rinse and boil the chickpeas in salt water until ቀይ ሽንኩርቱን ከዘይት ጋር ለ 5 ደቂቃ ትንሽ ትንሽ
soft. Fry onions, garlic, OFSP roots, and toma- ውሃ እየጨመሩ ማቁላላት እና ማብሰል፣ ስኳር ድንቹን
Directions
toes in oil or kibbe over medium heat until soft. አዘገጃጀት
መጨመር እና ለ10 ደቂቃ ማብሰል፣ ሽንብውን መጨመር፣
Add the chilies and sauté another minute. Add ነጭ ሽንኩርቱ፣ ዝንጅብል፣ ቲማቲም እንዲሁም ቅመማ
salt and ground spices and simmer 15 minutes. ቅመሞችን ጨምሮ እሳቱን ዝቅ አድርጎ ማብሰል፣ ተጨማሪ
Add 4-5 tablespoons of water and simmer gen- ውሃ በመጨመር ድስቱን ከድኖና እሳቱን በደንብ ዝቅ አድርጎ
tly; then add cooked chickpeas and simmer for ሽንብራውንና ስኳር ድንቹን ማብሰል፣ በመጨረሻም ጨው
10 minutes more. Serve with injera or bread. መጠኑን አስተካክሎ መጨመር፡፡ ድስቱን አውርዶ ቃርያ
መጨመርና ለገበታ ማቅረብ፡፡ በእንጀራ፣ በዳቦ እንዲሁም
በቆጮ መመገብ ይቻላል፡፡

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 Sweetpotato Chips
የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ቺፕስ

Ingredients የሚያስፈልጉ ጥሬ እቃዎች

6 sweetpotato roots 6 ብርትኳናማ ስኳር ድንች
2 cups vegetable oil 2 ኩባያ የምግብ ዘይት
ጨው ለጣዕም
Salt, to taste

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Remove soil from OFSP roots and peel off skin. bS„ §Y ytÈbqWN xfR ¥SwgD½ m§_Â
Slice OFSP roots into very thin pieces using a N[#H W` bÃz :” ¥Sqm_ÝÝ yt§-WN SR
knife or larger blade of grater. Submerse OFSP ¥-BÝÝ bmk¬tðà wYM bs§ b!§ê bq$mT
slices in water and keep them in water. When bTN> bTN¹# msnÈ-QÝÝ W`WN ¥-NfFÝÝ
you are ready to prepare them, drain off the zYt$N ¥F§TÂ bf§W zYT WS_ mLk# b#n!
water. Heat oil and deep fry OFSP slices until XNk!çN DrS m_bSÝÝ km_bšW ¥WÈTÂ
they start to brown. When browned, remove and ¥-NfFÝÝ =WÂ bRbÊ lÈ:M =Mé qZqZ
drain. Add salt and red pepper to taste, serve s!L wYM Tk#s#N mmgBÝÝ
warm or cold.

Sweetpotato chips concentrate the natural sugars

in OFSP and are a satisfying treat served along
or dipped in a spicy sauce. Try them with awaze
(spicy Ethiopian sauce made from ground, crushed
red pepper and salt).

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 Sauteed Sweetpotato Leaves
የስኳር ድንች ቅጠል ወጥ

Ingredients
Ingredients ጥሬ እቃ ጥሬ እቃዎች
የሚያስፈልጉ
sweetpotato leaves chopped የተከተፈ የስኳር ድንች ቅጠል
1 large onion chopped 1 የተከተፈ ተለቅ ያለ ሽንኩርት
4 table spoon edible oil 1 ነጭ ሽንኩርት
1 clove garlic 2 መካከለኛ ቲማቲም
Red or green chilles as needed, chopped 4 የሾርባ ማንኪያ የምግብ ዘይት
Herbs as needed 1 ቃርያ ለማጣፈጫ
salt spices to taste
በተጨማሪም፡
ለወጥ የሚያስፈልጉ ቅመማ ቅመሞች፣ ውሃ፣ ጨው
እንደስፈላጊንቱ፡፡

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Remove sweetpotato leaves from large stems, ቀይ ሽንኩቱን በውሃ ብቻ በነጩ ማብሰል
wash and chop. Slightly Heat oil in a pan, add
Directions አዘገጃጀት
ዘይት መጨመርና ተጠንቅቆ ማቁላላት
onions , garlic, herbs and salt and cook until ቅመማ ቅመሞችንና ነጭ ሽንኩርት ጨምሮ መቁላላት እና
tender. Add chopped sweetpotato leaves an sau- ማብሰል
tee for 2-3 minutes.Can be served to accompany የስኳር ድንች ቅጠሉን መጨመር፣
any main dish. ከ2-3 ደቂቃ እንዲበስል መተው፣
ጨውና ቃርያ መጨመርና ማውጣት፣ ለገበታ ማቅረብ

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 Boiled Sweetpotatoes
የተቀቀል ብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች

Ingredients
Ingredients ጥሬ እቃ ጥሬ እቃዎች
የሚያስፈልጉ
2-3 ብርትኳናማ ስኳር ድንች
2-3 sweetpotato

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Wash sweetpotato, put water in a large pot, ንጹህ ውኃ በመጠቀም ኮረቶቹን ማጠብ፣ ከዚያም ለስለስ
wrap potatoes in enset leaf and steam until
Directions ብለው እስኪበስሉ ድረስ በድስት ውስጥ ለ15 ደቂቃ
አዘገጃጀት
cooked for about 15 mins. Remove skin and መቀቀል፣ ከበሰለ በኋላ መላጥና እየመጠኑ መክትፍ፣
add butter በቅቤ በመለወስ ለገበታ ማቅረብ፡፡

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 Sweetpotato Salad
የስኳር ድንች ሳላድ

Ingredients
Ingredients ጥሬ እቃ ጥሬ እቃዎች
የሚያስፈልጉ
2-3 መካከለኛ ስኳር ድንች
2-3 medium size sweet potato. 2 ቃርያ በቀጭኑ የተከተፈ
2 medium green chiles, thinly sliced
1 onion, chopped 1 ቲማቲም
1 clove garlic 1 ኩባያ አድንጓሬ
Salt, to taste 1 የሰላጣ ቅጠል ዘለላ
2 lemons
2 tablesspoons of oil 1 የተከተፈ ቀይ ሽንኩርት
Lettuce 1 የተከተፈ ነጭ ሽንኩርት
2 ሎሚ
2 የሾርባ ማንኪያ የ ምግብ ዘይት
ጨው ለጣዕም

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Wash and cook haricot beans, then drain አደንጓሬውን አጥቦ መቀቀል ከበሰለ በኋላ ማጥለል፤
and set aside. Next, wash, peel, and cook ሰኳርድንቹን አጥቦ መቀቀል ከዛም ልጦ ከትፎ ንፀኅ ሳህን
Directions
the OFSP roots. Chop onions, chilies, አዘገጃጀት
ላይ ማስቀመጥ፤ ቀይ ሽንኩርቱን፣ ሰላጣውን መክተፍና ንፁኅ
lettuce, and garlic and place into a bowl. ጎድጓዳ ሳህን ወስጥ መጨመር፤ በሌላ ሳህን ውስጥ ሎሚ፣
In a separate bowl, mix together lemon, ጨው፣ ዘይትና ነጭ ሽንኩረቱን መደባለቅ፤ ስኳር ድንቹን፣
oil, and garlic. Place cooked OFSP, haricot አደንጓሬውን፣ ቀይ ሽንኩርቱን ከውህዱ ጋር መደባለቅ፡፡
beans, lettuce, and chopped onion/chili
mix on a platter. Add dressing on top.

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 Mashed Sweetpotatoes
የተፈጨ ስኳር ድንች

Ingredients የሚያስፈልጉ ጥሬ እቃዎች

4 sweetpotato roots 4 መካከለኛ ብርትኳናማ ስኳር ድንች
2 tablespoon butter 2 የሾረባ ማንኪያ ቂቤ
1 cup of milk 1 ኩባያ ወተት
Salt, to taste ጨው ለጣዕም

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Bring a large pot of salted water to a ስኳር ድንቹን በደንብ ማጠብና መቀቀል፤ የተቀቀለውን
boil. Add sweetpotato and cook until ስኳርድንች መላጥና ጎረድ ጎረድ አድርጎ መክተፍ፤ በሾረባ
ማንኪያ ጎድጓዳ ሰህን ውስጥ ወተት እየጨመሩ ማሸት
tender, 20 to 30 minutes. ወይንም ፣ በእጅ ወይም በኤሌክትሪክ ሚከሰር በወተት
With a manual/electric mixer on low, ማሸት፣ የወፍረት መጠኑን እንደ አስፈላጊነቱ መመጠን፣
blend potatoes, slowly adding milk, ቂቤውን መጨመርና ለገበታ ማቅረብ፤ ለገበታ ሲቀርብ
about 1/2 a cup at a time. Use more ትኩስእንደሆነ ቢቀርብ ይመረጣል፡፡
or less to achieve desired texture. Add
butter. Blend until smooth. Serve warm

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 Sweetpotato Ganfo (porridge)
የስኳር ድንች ገንፎ

Ingredients
Ingredients ጥሬ እቃ ጥሬ እቃዎች
የሚያስፈልጉ
2 -3 tablespoons mashed OFSP or 2-3 የስኳር ድንች ልንቅጥ
1 tablespoon OFSP flour 1 የሾርባ ማንኪያ የብርቱካናማ ስኳር ድንች ዱቄት
4 tablespoons grain flours (oats, maize, 4 የሾርባ ማንኪያ ዱቄት (የአጃ፣ የበቆሎ፣ የማሽላ፣
sorghum, wheat, millet, lentil, red teff, or የጤፍ፣ የስንዴ፣ የገብስ ዱቄት)
soya bean)
2 tablespoons sugar 2 የሾርባ ማንኪያ ዱቄት
2-4 cups water (depends on flour used) 2-4 ኩባያ ውሃ (እንደ ዱቄቱ አይነት ይለያያል)
1 cup milk 1 ኩባያ ወተት
Pinch of salt ጨው
Butter (preferably kibbe, if available) ቅቤ

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Bring water to boil. Mix the cereal/root crop ውሃውን ጨዉ ጨምሮ በብረት ድስት መጣድ እስኪፈላ
flours and make a paste with the remaining መጠበቅ፤ አንድ ኩባያ ቀንሶ የፈላው ውሃ ወስጥ
Directions
water. Pour the paste into the boiling water አዘገጃጀት
ዱቄቱንና ስኳር ድንቹን መቀላቀል እና እንዳይጓጉል
and keep stirring to prevent lumps. If using በደንብ ማማሰልና ማገንፋት፤ የቀረውን አንድ ኩባያ
mashed OFSP, add to the porridge and stir.
Remove from fire and add sugar and a little ውሃ እየጨመሩ በመክደን ደጋግሞ ማብሰል፤ መብሰሉ
salt. ሲረጋገጥ ማውጣት፤ በጎድጓዳ ሰህን ለገበታ ማዘጋጀት፡፡
Cool, then serve warm. Dish into serving in ከወተት፤ ከቂቤና በርበሬ፤ ከቂቤና ሚጣሚጣ፤ ከኦቾሎኒ
bowls, and then make a well in the middle ቂቤ ጋር ለገበታ መቅረብ ይቻላል፡፡
of the porridge. You can add milk, kibbe and
berbere, or peanut paste into the “well” a for
additional nutrition, if desired.

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for babies
የስኳር ድንች አጥሚት ለልጆች

Ingredients የሚያስፈልጉ ጥሬ እቃዎች

1 cup sweet potato 1 ኩባያ ስኳር ድንች
½ cup milled cereal (oats, soughum,millet) ½ የሾርባ ማንኪያ ዱቄት (የአጃ፣ የማሽላ፣ የስንዴ፣
2 cups water የገብስ)
½ cup milk if available 2 ኩባያ ውሃ
½ ኩባያ ወተት

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Wash, peel and cut sweet potatoes into ስኳር ድንቹን መላጥ ማጠብ እናም መክተፍ፤
small cubes ስኳር ድንቹን አስኪበስል መቀቀል፤
Add water to a pot along with potatoes and ውሃውን ማጠንፈፍና ስኳር ድንቹን መፍጨት/
cook until soft መለንቀጥና ማስቀመጥ፤
Drain water, mash thoroughly and set aside ውሃ በድስት መጣድና ለብ እስኪል መጠበቅ ቀጥሎም
Add water to pot along with cereal and ዱቄቱን መጨመርና ለ5 ደቂቃ ማብሰል፤
cook for 5 minutes
Add mashed potatoes to the cereal, simmer ስኳር ድንቹንና ወተቱን ጨምሮ ቀስ ብሎ እያማሰሉ 3-5
gently for 3-5 minutes ደቂቃ ማብሰል፣
Serve warm ለብ ሲል ልጆች ሊመገቡት ይችላሉ፤

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 Sweetpotato Mandazi
የስኳር ድንች ብስኩት

Ingredients
Ingredients ጥሬ እቃ ጥሬ እቃዎች
የሚያስፈልጉ
½ cup sweetpotato mash (30%) የስኳር ድንች ልንቅጥ ግማሽ ኩባያ 30%
2 cups wheat flour (70%) የስንዴ ዱቄት ሁለት ኩባያ 70%
2 tablespoons sugar ስኳር ሁለት የሾርባ ማንኪያ
Pinch of salt ጥቂት ጨው
2 cups cooking oil የምግብ ዘይት/ቅቤ ሁለት ሲኒ
1 tablespoon baking powder የእርሾ ዱቄት 1 የሾርባ ማንኪያ
Adequate lukewarm water በቂ ለብ ያለ ውኃ

Directions የአዘገጃጀት ቅድመ ተከተል

Put the sweetpotato mash in a mixing bowl የስኳር ድንች ልንቅጡን ማቡከያ ውስጥ ማድረግና
and sift in the dry ingredients. ዱቄቱን መጨመር/መነስነስ ከዚያም እነደአስፈላጊነቱ
Directions
Add water and mix into a dough.
አዘገጃጀት
ውኃ መጨመርና ማቡካት
Knead the dough well while adding 2 table- ሁለት የሾርባ ማንኪያ የምግብ ዘይት ጨምሮ በደንብ
spoons of oil. ማሸት
On a floured surface, roll the dough to about ቡኮውን ዱቄት በተነሰነሰበት መክተፊያ በ1ሳ.ሜ.
1 cm thickness. ውፍረት ማዘጋጀት ከዛም በተፈለገው ቅርጽ መቆራረጥ
Cut into desired shapes. መጥበሻውን ጥዶ ዘይቱን ማፍላት
Deep fry while turning till golden brown. መልኩ ወርቃማ እስኪሆን በዘይት መጥበስ
Remove from oil, drain and serve warm or ከዘይቱ ማውጣት፣ ማንጠፍጠፍና በትኩሱ ወይም
cold. ሲቀዘቅዝ ለገበታ ማቅረብና መመገብ ይቻላል፡፡

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The International Potato Center (CIP) is an international organization committed to “achieving food
security, improved well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and
food systems of the developing world.” As a member of the Consultative Group for International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR) consortium, CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural
research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweet potato, and Andean roots and
tubers. Building upon more than 40 years of experience working with smallholder farmers in more
than 20 countries globally, CIP has demonstrated success in leading programs that lead to improved
food security and nutritional outcomes for smallholder farmers.
With funding from Irish Aid, CIP partnered with academic, government, and non-for-profit
organizations from southern Ethiopia and the U.S. to implement partners in November 2013 to
implement a 38-month project, entitled "Scaling out sweet potato and potato-led interventions to
improve nutrition and food security in Tigray and the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’
Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia." The goal of this project is to contribute to improved nutrition and
food security in vulnerable households in Tigray and the SNNPR through increased production
and consumption of nutrient-rich sweet potato and potato varieties as part of diversified diets. The
program takes an integrated approach to strengthen local food security by providing improved
orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) vines, technical assistance, vitamin-A health education, and
school gardens.
One of CIP’s core program activities has been to implement gender-sensitive nutrition education,
food preparation, and behavior change trainings to promove increased consumption of OFSP and
other nutritious foods in collaboratiotn with partner organizations from the SNNPR. These nutrition
and cooking workshops have been conducted at local health posts, schools, agricultural research
centers. Through the process, many local SNNPR recipes were adapted to feature OFSP in order to
improve the nutritional content.
The “Sweetpotato community Recipe book: A Collection of Recipes from Southern Ethiopia”
assembles the recipes that have been created, along with photos.