How to Prepare Award-winning Ethiopian Lentil Stew (Ye Misr Wot)

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ethiopian lentil stew (ye misr wot) using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Ethiopian Lentil Stew (Ye Misr Wot):

1. Make ready 250 g red lentils
2. Prepare 2 white onions diced
3. Prepare 1 red onion diced
4. Prepare 2 tablespoons rapseed or vegetable oil
5. Take 500 ml water
6. Take 1-2 tablespoons berbere spice (can sub for 1-2tsp of cayenne)
7. Get 50 g tomato paste
8. Get 1 tsp ground cumin
9. Get 1 tsp ground cinnamon
10. Prepare 1 tsp ground black cardamom
11. Make ready 1 knob fresh ginger grated
12. Get 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
13. Make ready to taste Salt

Instructions to make Ethiopian Lentil Stew (Ye Misr Wot):

1. Prepare all the ingredients.
2. Put the diced onion in a large lidded pot with the oil on medium heat. Cover and stir occasionally for about 5min until the onions are translucent but not brown.
3. Add the tomato paste and stir well. Add all the dry spices and 50ml of water so they don't burn. Stir till everything is combined and cook for a minute or two
4. Add the lentils and the remaining water to the pot and stir till all is combined well. Add the fresh ginger and garlic last.
5. Cook on a medium-low heat for about 10 to 15 minutes or until the lentils are cooked through and the sauce has thickened up. Add more water if it gets too dry. Add salt to your taste and enjoy!

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