Vegan Ethiopian Red Lentils with Berbere Recipe From Real Foods Recipe

Ingredients

• For the Berbere spice mix :
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 1 tsp cardamon seeds (the black seeds inside, from about 1 Tbsp whole cardamon pods)
• 5 cloves
• 10 black peppercorns
• 5 dried bird's eye chillies OR
• 1 dried larger chilli of a milder variety
• 4 Tbsp or 1/4 cup paprika
• 1 Tbsp Cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• For the Misr Wat :
• 1 heaped cup or 250g red lentils
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 red onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 inch fresh ginger
• 3 to 4 Tbsp Berbere spice mix
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 3 cups water or as needed
• 1 lemon OR
• 1 lime
• fresh coriander leaves, optional