Ethiopian Red Lentil Stew | Misir Wot in Instant Pot

Name: Ethiopian Red Lentil Stew | Misir Wot in Instant Pot
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter ( or ghee (see notes)); 1 cup onion (chopped fine (1 medium)); 1 tablespoon minced garlic ((3 cloves)); 1 tablespoon minced ginger ((1-inch ginger grated or minced)); 1 tablespoon Tomato Paste ((or 1 roma tomato pureed)); 1 cup Red Lentils (rinsed 2-3 times); 2½ cups water (Adjust consistency after cooking (see notes)); 1 teaspoon salt (; if using Berbere, adjust salt based on spice blend contents); 1½-2 tablespoons Berbere Seasoning ((reduce to 1 tbsp for mild)); Few drops of lime juice (garnish before serving); ¼ teaspoon Ground Black Pepper; ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder; 1 ½ teaspoon Coriander Powder; ½ teaspoon Ground Cumin; 1 pinch Ground Cinnamon; 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika; ¼ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper; ½ teaspoon Garam Masala

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:20min

Misir Wot is an Ethiopian lentil stew made by cooking lentils in clarified butter, ghee, and 'Berbere' spice blend. I used the instant pot for this recipe, to bring down total cooking time to less than 30 minutes.

Updated at: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 14:45:53 GMT