Ethiopian misir wat

Step 1 of 4

Rinse red lentils. Finely chop onion and garlic.

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8 min

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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.