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Mesir wat (lentil bowl)

Yield: 1 Servings

Ingredients:

• 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.

Instructions:

-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 )

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