Misir Wat - Ethiopian Spicy Red Lentils

Ingredients

2 large sweet onions finely chopped

6 cloves garlic finely chopped

1 can tomato paste

5 cups vegetable broth

4 tablespoons Berber spice or you can make your own

2 cups red lentils rinsed

Brown the onions and garlic until they are cooked thoroughly and add 2 tablespoons of the Berber spice ½ way through cooking.

Then add the lentils and broth for about 40 minutes adding more broth as needed until lentils are soft.

Add the remaining 2 T of Berber spice and the can of tomato paste cook for 10 more minutes over low heat. This can be served with traditional bread called injera, but I just serve it over rice or eat it by itself.

2 cups red lentils