Misir wat

Method 5 steps

1. 1

   Cook the onion dry in a pot for thirty minutes over medium heat, stirring, until it becomes a dark paste.

2. 2

   Pour in the oil, add the garlic and ginger and cook three minutes.

3. 3

   Stir in the berbere and tomato paste and fry five minutes: the mixture darkens and turns fragrant.

4. 4

   Add the lentils, pour in the water and simmer twenty-five minutes, stirring, until the lentils fall apart.

5. 5

   Season at the end, cook it down to a porridge-thick stew and serve with injera or flatbread.