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Misir Wat

Name: Misir Wat
Total time: 45m
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ethiopia
Ingredients: 1 cup split red lentils; 1 red onion; 3 tbsp berbere; 3 garlic cloves; 1 thumb ginger; 3 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp tomato paste; Salt

Split red lentils simmered with onion, berbere and garlic — the classic fasting-day wat.

45m 4 servings Easy

Ingredients

• 1 cup split red lentils
• 1 red onion
• 3 tbsp berbere
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 thumb ginger
• 3 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• Salt

Method

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Dry-cook onion 10 min; add oil, garlic, ginger, berbere and tomato paste; cook 5 min.

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1
Dry-cook onion 10 min; add oil, garlic, ginger, berbere and tomato paste; cook 5 min.
2
Add lentils and 700 ml water; simmer 25 min until thick.
3
Season; serve with injera.