Tsebhi Birsen Recipe - Traditional Vegetarian Dish from Eritrea

Ingredients

• 250 g of red lentils
• 1 spoon of sunflower or other vegetable oil
• 1 large onion , minced
• 2 spoons of berbere
• 200 g of tomatoes , peeled and sliced
• 2 tsp of tomato paste
• 1 tsp of cumin
• 0.5 tsp of cardamom
• 3 cloves of garlic , crushed
• salt and pepper to taste