Misir Wot is a very popular Ethiopian dish. This red lentil stew is an amazing vegan dish that uses the ever popular Berbere spice to give it great depth of flavor. In this recipe we will be making our Berbere spice blend from scratch to add that authentic Ethiopian flavor to our Misir Wot.
Berbere Spice Blend
Ingredients
1/4 fresh nutmeg
1/2 cinnamon stick
5 cardamom pods
4 grains whole clove
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp whole geera
1 tsp mathie/ fenugreek
1 tbsp black peppercorns
1 tsp all spice
3 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp ginger powder
Method:
Toast nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, geera, mathie, black peppercorns & all spice in a pan until fragrant. This should take approximately one minute
Transfer toasted spices to a spice grinder or mortal and pestle then grind to a find powder