Misir Wat
(Ethiopian spicy red lentil stew)
This month we are headed to East Africa for Misir Wat (Ethiopian spicy red lentil stew)!
Ethiopian spicy red lentil stew is a delicious, wholesome dish made with berbere spices (a traditional blend of spices, the key ingredients are red chilli peppers, fenugreek, and ginger. Additional spices include coriander, cardamom, allspice, cumin, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, spiced butter and red lentils. Every mouthful of this dish will have you sighing in pure delight, and you won’t even miss the meat!
Let’s get cooking!
Serves: 4-6
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 25-35 minutes
Total time: 40-50 minutes
Ingredients
2 red onions, minced
2 yellow onions, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
50ml rapeseed oil
2 tablespoons berbere spices
1 cup red lentils (soaked for 2 hours)
3 tomatoes, crushed
Salt & ground black pepper to taste
1 ½ cups of water
Method
Cook garlic, yellow and red onions in a large pan over medium heat for 1-2 minutes.
Add berbere spice, stir and leave to cook for about 2 minutes.
Add oil and stir until the spices, onions, and garlic are well combined.
Stir in tomatoes and cook for about 7 minutes.
Add lentils, cook and stir for 5 minutes and then add water.
Reduce the heat and simmer until the lentils are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
Season stew with ground black pepper and salt in the last few minutes of cooking.
Serve with Injera or rice
Recipe courtesy of:
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/245948/kik-wat-ethiopian-red-lentil-stew/
https://www.africanbites.com/ethiopian-lentil-stew/#recipe
Images courtesy of:
https://thefoodieglobetrotter.com/ethiopian-african-lentils-misir-wat-quick-injera/
https://www.daringgourmet.com/misir-wat-ethiopian-spiced-red-lentils/
