Ethiopian Berbere Spiced Lentils

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups dried split red lentils
• 5 cups water
• 4 cloves garlic

  minced
• 1 onion

  diced
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 5 tomatoes

  chopped
• 4 tbsp berbere spice
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp tomato paste

Instructions

• 1 Boil lentils in water for 20 minutes.
• 2 Meanwhile,in a deep sauté pan over medium heat, fry the garlic and onions in oil
  until toasty 3-5 minutes.
• 3 Add chopped tomatoes, salt and cook until tomatoes release juices.
• 4 Add berbere spice, salt and tomato paste and cook for 5 minutes.
• 5 When lentils are soft, add spiced tomato and onion mixture to the lentils and
  simmer for 10 minutes to combine.
• 6 Taste for salt and adjust if needed.
• 7 Serve with salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, tomato, avocado and cabbage mixed
  with lemon juice and rice.

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