Making teff only injera has been the one question and request most often made on our FB page "You Can Make Injera." After a few months of recipe work and testing, we are ready to share our gluten free recipe -- this recipe uses 100% teff! We think you are going to love this injera. It's lighter, it isn't as heavy after eating, and it is absolutely delicious. Please read the recipe in full and make sure to watch the video clips we link to on youtube as they help clarify the process, particularly with reference to the 'absit.' 

TEFF ONLY INJERA

STEP ONE
1. Prepare 2 c. of starter, using the starter recipe in our cookbook "You Can Make Injera". Change the starter  recipe so that all the flours used to make the starter are replaced with teff. You can use a mix of ivory and brown teff (we use an equal amount of both) or you can use only brown or only ivory. 
2. Mix your 2 c. of starter with 5 c. of teff (again, we use 1/2 brown and 1/2 ivory - you can use any combination). Add 5 c. of warm water and hand mix until the batter is nice and smooth, as described in our cookbook. 
3. Cover the batter with a well sealing lid and let the batter sit for 24-36 hours. If the weather is humid, we advise 36 hours. 
 
STEP TWO (Our video link demonstrates this step! Making Absit )
4. Boil 1 c. of water
5. Remove 1/4 c. of batter from your container. Slowly add the 1/4 c. batter to the boiling water using a whisk. This step is referred to as making "absit."  (See video! The video is super helpful!)
6. Slowly add the absit to your batter. Seal with a tight sealing lid.
7. Let this sit for 12 hours. (We suggest you do STEP TWO in the evening so your injera is ready to make in the morning).

STEP THREE
8.Remove the lid from your batter, mix the batter well, especially if water has separated a bit to the top of the batter. Your batter should be similar to pancake batter. 
9. Heat your mitad to hot and the batter is ready to pour! See video!
*Remember to remove 2 cups of this batter as it is now your starter for your next batch of injera! 

** TIP: If your injera isn't producing nice eyes or isn't bubbley -- you might try adding a pinch (just a pinch) of baking soda to your batter to activate the yeast. Everyone has an occassional 'fail' at injera -- this will help you out!

You can order our cookbook on Lulu here.
You can join our "You Can Make Injera" Facebook Page here, 

If you love our all teff recipe, and you'd like to show your appreciation and support of our work, please consider making a donation to Clinic At A Time. Thank you!

One of the most satisfying parts of serving clinics in need is hearing the follow up reports regarding the use and impact of medical supplies. We are fortunate to have had two friends of Clinic At A Time and Mudula Water collect data and make follow up visits to 2 of the 4 clinics our supplies delivery served in Kembata Tembaro.  The news they report is very encouraging. 

Our friend Cien writes, “on our way to Mudula we stopped by the Ambakuna health center.  We met with one of the docs, and a couple of the nurses to discuss the use of supplies donated by Clinic at a Time and Mudula Water.  Everyone is very thankful for the materials.  They have been a great help to serve their population.  As a wonderful example the Malaria meds have saved numerous lives (according to the doc no one has died as a result of malaria for two and a half months).  The two shelves are stocked, the patient bed has a mattress and is definitely being used.  We were told the birthing bed has been used for the successful delivery of over 40 children since it was donated.  Besides pharmacy materials, blood pressure cuffs,  stethoscopes, forceps , thermometers are some the most used items.  The small ultra sound machine is a staff favorite.”

Later, one of the project analysts for Mudula Water visited the Mudula Health Center and spoke with Ato Dejachew, the Director.  This is what he said: “We received almost all equipment we requested. All diabetics are coming to our health center and checking their glucose levels. We now have proper delivery sets. For us, the Mudula Water and Clinic at a Time donation is different from other NGO donations - the donated equipment is according to our request and the type of equipment is operational for solving the existing problems (not put in storage as future reserve.) The donated equipment enhanced our health center service. We are very grateful for the support we received- this support was one of the most significant donations in our health center service history.”

Clinic At A Time strives for this kind of impact. We are dedicated to serving clinics and communities in need, one clinic at a time. Thank you for all of our support!