Berbere spiced lentil stew (Misir Wat) 🌱🌍🌶🌳

Name: Berbere spiced lentil stew (Misir Wat) 🌱🌍🌶🌳
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups red lentils; 1 thumb of ginger; 1 onion; 2 tablespoons berbere spice; 3 cloves garlic; 3 fresh tomatoes (or a tin of plum tomatoes; 2 handfuls Spinach; A few mint leaves; 1 squeeze lemon; to taste Salt and pepper

Rachel @rachel

Oxford, England

#onerecipeonetree
I love to cook with herbs and spices and this stew always reminds me of how tasty humble ingredients can be with just a few delicious additions. Berbere is a hot and spicy blend of chilli and spices used in African inspired dishes and includes allspice, fenugreek and nutmeg. This is a great zero-waste recipe as almost any veg seems to work well. If we reduce the amount of food that we throw away we save resources.

Saved

Ingredients

2 cupsred lentils
1thumb of ginger
1onion
2 tablespoonsberbere spice
3 clovesgarlic
3fresh tomatoes (or a tin of plum tomatoes
2 handfulsSpinach
A fewmint leaves
1 squeezelemon
to tasteSalt and pepper

Saved

Steps

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.

Saved

Cooksnaps

Saved

Rachel @rachel

on November 18, 2019 23:11

Oxford, England

@rachel_madewithplantsI love to cook vegan, seasonal, plant-based dishes. For me, cooking is fun and I particularly love a challenge! I’ve always loved to cook, but it wasn’t until I became vegan that I became really excited about creating recipes. I realised that the old cooking ‘rules’ were not rules at all and you can be as creative and imaginative with food as you like; I’m a true veg lover and I’m known for trying to ‘veganise’ anything and everything 🌱