Ethiopian Food

We had Ethiopian food last night.
All homemade and easily my NEW favorite cuisine.
A ton of spices create a fantastically TASTY and generally sneaky hot meal.
Really spicy, and lots of heat but a totally different kind of burn.
Everything should have been loaded with clarified butter but I halfed it in the spicier stuff.
We agree that it was pretty much right there with what we've had in Ethiopian restaurants.
The red lentils were a slight miss. Everything else-fantastic.
Maybe I'll offer some leftovers to the guy with the store where we got the bread.

Oops, not ALL homemade.
I did not make the injera(groovy spongy-stretchy-sticky-sourdoughy flatbread that is also your dining utensil). I have nothing but big FAIL there.
I have tried 3 times now and yesterday's flavor was spot on,
but it has become obvious that the cooking requires MAGIC!
This sucks because I mail ordered Teff Flour, not cheap and it has to ferment a few days before cooking. So my 3 day investment didn't pay off. I did a ton of homework here too. I am going to have to find someone to teach me how to make it, or settle for buying it. (6 sheets for $5 = ridiculous $$)

Dishes were -
in English
Spicy chicken - basic Ethiopian started of a ton of onions and spices, saute, add tomato paste and wine, add chicken simmer till falling off the bone and delightfully yummy. This recipe was not the classic Doro Wat, but a variation that was super tasty and sneakily hot.

Collard greens - collards rough chopped with onions and spices, slow cooked till tender and sweet/spicy

Yellow lentils - big yellow lentils, mild seasoning-cardamom,cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric, paprika, cumin, salt , pepper, fenugreek, clove. Simmer herbs in oil, add onions and saute till translucent,throw in lentils, add chicken stock, cook till it's a paste. Eat.
Burp.

Red lentils - tiny lentils in a really sneaky hot sauce. Insanely tasty and the heat comes on slow. Process like above but more/different spices and some red wine as well. SOooo good.

Vegetable stew - cabbage, carrot, potatoes, onion in a mild curry sauce.

Beef tartare (kitfo) - chop up meat, 'toast' cayenne in some butter without burning either, allow to cool to about room temp, mix into meat, salt to taste, eat, get glazed expression of delight.

Seasoned cheese - faked IAB with cottage cheese/greek yogurt/lemon juice/S&P.

We didn't make honey wine :(