Mesir wat (lentil bowl)

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

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Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 kg Red lentiles
2-3 large onions
1/2 c Oil
3 tb Tomato paste ( 26 %)
1/2 ts Paprika ( either sweet or
-hot )
1 ea Head garlic
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1/4 ts Black pepper
1 ts Salt
3-4 cups water.
1 ea The lentils and soak in tap
-water for 30 minutes.
-Rinse in running
Water and drain.
2 ea And finely chop the onions.
-peal and mash the
-garlic.Heat the oil in

large pan and saute the onion until golden. Add tomato paste and
paprika and mix. Add half the water and the garlic,ginger pepper and
salt. Stir well and then add the rest of the water, stir again ,cover
and bring to boil. 3-When the water boil, add the lentils ,lower the
flame and cook 20-30 minutes, until the lentils soften. Serve
hot.Subj: Ethiopean Dry Peas Bowl Ethiopean lentil bowl ( Amhari -
Mesir wat )