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Ethiopian Lentils - print recipe
 
   
 
Yield:
Ingredients:
 
0.5 kg Lentils
6 cup Water or vegetable broth
6 cup Mild green chiles roasted, peeled, seeded and chopped or:
1   Bell pepper chopped + 14-oz can chopped green chiles
2   Red onions, chopped
2   Cloves garlic minced, or more
40 ml Berebere Spice Mix, (see below)
    Freshly ground black pepper
Method:
1. Bring lentils and broth to boil and simmer 10 minutes.



2. Add chiles, onion, garlic, and Berebere spices. Cook covered for another 30 minutes, until most of liquid is absorbed.



3. Serve with ground black pepper to taste.



For a vegetarian meal, these lentils are good with a dollop of yogurt, brown rice and sliced tomatoes.



Serves 6-10



NOTES : According to tradition, during Esther's stay in the palace of Achashverosh she never partook of non-kosher food. Instead she subsisted on a vegetarian diet. We eat legumes to remind us of Esther.


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