Misir Wot

Name: Misir Wot
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ethiopian
Ingredients: 300g red lentils, soaked 30 minutes; 2 large onions, finely diced; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp fresh ginger; 3 tbsp berbere; 3 tbsp niter kibbeh or oil; 600ml water; salt to taste

Spiced red lentil stew with berbere and niter kibbeh — Ethiopian staple. Frying the onions low and slow for a full 30 minutes until genuinely soft builds the deep base flavour this stew depends on before the berbere ever goes in.

Total time

70 min

Prep

40 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Ethiopian

vegangluten-free

Ingredients

300gred lentils, soaked 30 minutes

2large onions, finely diced

4 clovesgarlic

1 tspfresh ginger

3 tbspberbere

3 tbspniter kibbeh or oil

600mlwater

saltto taste

Instructions

Fry onions in butter 30 minutes until very soft.

Add garlic, ginger and berbere. Cook 5 minutes.

Add drained lentils and water. Bring to boil.

Simmer 20–25 minutes stirring often until thick.

Season. Serve on injera.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

114

Protein

7.6g

Fat

0.4g

Carbs

21.4g

Fiber

6.9g

Sodium

4mg

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