# Damset Adas

Damset adas, an ancient Gazan dish made of lentils and tahini.

- Total time: 41 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups lentils
- 4 cups water
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 4 cloves garlic
- 5 chilies
- 4 tbsps tahini
- 4 tbsps olive oil
- 1 tomato
- 2 lemons

## Instructions

1. Boil 2 cups of lentils in 4 cups of water. Add a pinch of salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon of cumin powder.
2. Make the dagga: Mash 4 cloves of garlic with 5 chilies and a pinch of salt. Add the juice of two lemons.
3. Pour the dagga onto the lentils along with a good drizzle of tahini and olive oil.
4. Let it thicken for a couple of minutes.
5. Serve warm with another drizzle of tahini, olive oil and chopped tomato.

## Equipment

- pot
- measuring cups
- mortar and pestle
- wooden spoon

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-04-25

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