Ethiopian Lentil Stew, desi-fied
Or Indian daal, Ethiopified. I tweaked Isa's recipe to make this much easier version.
Ingredients--
1 cup brown lentils
2 carrots, diced
2 tablespoons ginger-green chili mix
( Note-I run a huge batch of ginger and a mixture of green chillies in the food processor, then scoop them out with an icecream scoop and freeze them, in scoop-serving sizes. One scoop is usually good for one recipe, for 4-6 people)
2 tbsp peanut oil/vegetable oil
15 oz can of diced tomatoes
3 cups water
1 cup frozen green peas
Spice Blend:
2 tsp ground cumin
1 teaspoons red chili powder
1 teaspoon ground fenugreek
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
salt to taste
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
- Add the spice blend and the ginger-chilli mix. Let the spices sizzle.
- Add the carrots and saute for a minute. Add tomatoes and saute for another minute.
- Add the lentils, peas, water. Cover and cook for 4 whistles, or fifteen minutes in a no-whistle cooker.
The original recipe shows how to make the stew without a pressure cooker. But if you're a soup/stew kind of person, a pressure cooker might be your best friend.
Comments
Wow... looks really good! and thanks for the recipe! ;)
That looks great... have you tried berbere...
I used to makes scoops of ginger and chillies until somebody told me to just freeze them in sheets ( I wrap plastic wrap on a tray and freeze ginger in a sheet on the wrap with another sheet of wrap on it and then break like a brittle after frozen and store in freezer bags).... saves a few more mins..
I have eaten food made with berbere, but not made it at home. Ethiopian food, here I come! :)
Thank you so much for sharing the recipe with us. I almost never see African food as people seem to stick to european and others for no apparent reason.(guilty as charged!).
Some time i will be making a post about Southafrican wines.
We first ate Ethiopian food at The Blue Nile in Detroit, MI..it was like dying and going to a food orgy in heaven! There was a nice honey wine served with it. Ethiopian/Middle Eastern cuisine is somewhat similar to Indian food, so it provides comfort but challenges the palate at the same time. I wish we had more restaurants here..
Thanks for sharing it. : )