Misir Tibs

About This Recipe

Misir Tibs is a quick, vibrant Ethiopian dish — red lentils are sautéed with onions, ginger, garlic, and berbere spice until they develop a nutty flavor and slight crust. Tomatoes and peppers are added for freshness. It's less of a stew and more of a cooked salad, lighter and fresher than wats, perfect for any meal.

Ingredients

Serves 6

• 2 cupsred lentils
• 4 cupswater
• 1/4 cupoil
• 2 largeonions, diced
• 3 clovesgarlic, minced
• 1 tbspfresh ginger, grated
• 2 tspberbere spice
• 1 tspturmeric
• 2 mediumtomatoes, diced
• 1 mediumred bell pepper, diced
• 1 tspsalt
• 2 tbspfresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook lentils

   Boil lentils in water until almost tender, 15 minutes. Drain well.

2. 2

   Sauté aromatics

   Heat oil. Add onions and cook until golden, 10 minutes. Add garlic and ginger.

3. 3

   Add spices

   Add berbere and turmeric. Cook 1 minute.

4. 4

   Add lentils

   Add cooked lentils and stir-fry for 5 minutes until they develop a crust.

5. 5

   Add vegetables

   Add tomatoes and bell pepper. Cook 5 minutes until vegetables are tender but still bright.

6. 6

   Serve

   Season with salt. Serve on injera, garnished with cilantro.

Variations

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  Add diced carrot or green beans.

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  Make spicier with more berbere or cayenne.

Storage

Refrigerate up to 3 days.

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