# Ethiopian Red Lentil Stew with Spiced Butter

A flavorful and healthy Ethiopian red lentil stew with spiced butter, inspired by misir wot and dal tadka.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 1 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- grater
- small bowl
- spice grinder
- frying pan
- immersion blender

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-04-24

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