Ethiopian Red Lentil Stew with Spiced Butter

1 mins
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Rinse the red lentils.
  2. 2Finely chop the red onion, garlic, and ginger.
  3. 3In a spice grinder, combine cumin seeds, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, cardamom pods, and berbere spice blend. Grind into a powder.
  4. 4In a pan, sauté the chopped onion in oil until softened. Add the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant.
  5. 5Add the ground spice blend and tomato paste to the pan and cook until fragrant.
  6. 6Pour water into the pan and bring to a boil.
  7. 7Add the rinsed lentils and salt to the pan.
  8. 8Simmer until the lentils are cooked through.
  9. 9Use an immersion blender to partially puree the stew.
  10. 10In a separate pan, melt the spiced butter. Add cilantro and cook briefly.
  11. 11Pour the spiced butter over the lentil stew. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup red lentils
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 thumb-sized piece ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 3 cardamom pods
  • 2 tablespoons berbere spice blend
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons spiced butter
  • 1 handful cilantro

Equipment

knifecutting boardgratersmall bowlspice grinderfrying panimmersion blender
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