How to Make Perfect Berbere spiced lentil stew (Misir Wat) 🌱🌍🌶🌳

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have berbere spiced lentil stew (misir wat) 🌱🌍🌶🌳 using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Berbere spiced lentil stew (Misir Wat) 🌱🌍🌶🌳:

1. Prepare 2 cups red lentils
2. Make ready 1 thumb of ginger
3. Make ready 1 onion
4. Take 2 tablespoons berbere spice
5. Take 3 cloves garlic
6. Prepare 3 fresh tomatoes (or a tin of plum tomatoes
7. Make ready 2 handfuls Spinach
8. Get A few mint leaves
9. Get 1 squeeze lemon
10. Prepare to taste Salt and pepper

Instructions to make Berbere spiced lentil stew (Misir Wat) 🌱🌍🌶🌳:

1. Wash the lentils well and cook in plenty of water. Bring to the boil, skim the froth from the top (your lentils will be bitter if you don’t do this) and simmer for 10 minutes or until the lentils are soft.
2. Chop the onions and grate the garlic and ginger. In a separate pan heat a little oil and cook until soft and a little sticky. Add the berebere spice and cook for a few minutes being careful that the spices don’t burn. You can add a little more oil or a splash of water if needed.
3. Skin the tomatoes or add the tinned tomatoes and the spinach. Add the lentils and cook on a slow heat for another 15 minutes. I like to serve with rice, a few fresh mint leaves and a squeeze of lemon. You can also add any left over veg to this stew - potatoes and any greens work well.
4. I served with rice but it goes well with a fermented flatbread.

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