Recipe - Misir Wot (Spiced Lentil Mush)

1 One half cup Red lentils
2 cup Water
1 lg Onion; finely chopped
2 tablespoon Olive oil; more or less
2 Cloves garlic; minced
2 tablespoon Berbere mix
Little water

For Misir Wot, cook 1 One half cups red lentils in 2 cups water for about a 1/2
hour. Then, saute a large finely chopped onion in a couple tbsp. olive oil
in a large skillet until clear. Add a couple minced cloves of garlic, saute
a little more, then put in 2 tbsp. berbere mix (see recipe for "Berbere")
and a little water to keep it from sticking. Add the cooked lentils, and
cook everything on low until the lentils completely disintigrate about
One half hour again. If you prefer the dish to look red rather than yellowish,
sprinkle in some sweet paprika at the end. The recipe says "serves 8", but
it's more like 4 in my house.
:) Philly Markowitz

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