Ethiopian misir wat

Ingredients

• 560 gLentils, pink or red, raw
• 400 gOnions, raw
• 28 gGarlic, raw
• 6 gSpices, ginger, ground
• 14 gSpices, paprika
• 5 gSpices, pepper, red or cayenne
• 4 gSpices, turmeric, ground
• 35 gOil, olive, salad or cooking
• 1,300 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking
• 6 gSalt, table

Method

1. Rinse red lentils. Finely chop onion and garlic.
2. Fry onion in oil at 165 °C for 10 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, paprika, cayenne and turmeric for 2 minutes.
3. Add lentils, water and salt and simmer at 90 °C for 25 minutes; stir occasionally.
4. Stir some lentils with a spoon to make a creamy consistency and divide into four bowls.