---
title: Buna (Coffee Ceremony)
servings: 4
prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 30 minutes
source: https://mycibora.com/recipes/ethiopian-coffee
---

Gather @green coffee bean{60%g} and @sugar{}.

Measure the green coffee beans and set the @water{600%ml} beside the stove.

Roast the beans in a dry pan over medium heat, shaking or stirring constantly, until deep brown and shining, about 10 minutes. Waft the smoke toward your guests — that's tradition, not theater. ~{10%minutes}

Let the roasted beans cool a minute, then grind them fine.

Add the grounds to the water in the jebena or pot and bring just to the boil, about 4 minutes. ~{4%minutes}

Pull it from the heat and let the grounds settle 2 minutes, then pour the first round, abol, from height in a thin stream. ~{2%minutes}

Return the pot to the heat, bring back to the boil, and pour the second round, tona, from the same grounds. ~{4%minutes}

Repeat once more for the third round, baraka — each cup a little lighter than the last. ~{4%minutes}