Ethiopian Eggplant Stew
(from LC1231’s recipe box)
Source: http://vegandad.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/ethiopian-eggplant-stew.html
Categories: Eggplant, Ethiopian, Main, Stew
Ingredients
- 2 large red onions, halved and sliced
- - 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- - 1" piece of ginger, minced
- - 1 tbsp allspice
- - 1 tsp pepper
- - 1 tbsp berbere (or to taste)
- - 1 tsp ground cardamom
- - 1/2 tsp cloves
- - 1/4 cup margarine
- - 1 medium eggplant, diced
- - 1 large carrot, diced
- - 1 tomato, small dice
- - 1/4 cup red lentils
- - 1 1/2 cup water (more, of needed)
- - 2 cups chopped green beans
- - salt, to taste
- Berbere
- INGREDIENTS
- - 1/2 cup cayenne
- - 1/3 cup paprika
- - 1 tsp each salt, poultry seasoning, ground ginger
- - 1/2 tsp each garlic powder, ground fenugreek, ground cardamom, nutmeg
- - 1/8 tsp each ground cloves, allspice
- METHOD
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees
- 1. Mix spices in a cake pan. Roast in an oven for 15 mins, stirring every 5 mins.
- 2. Cool and store.
Directions
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Heat a large non-stick pan (cast iron preferred) over medium heat. Add in onions and fry for 30 mins, stirring regularly, until a nice golden brown. When onions stick to much, deglaze the pan with a splash or two of water.
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Add in garlic, ginger, and spices and mix well, until spices are fragrant. Add in margarine. When it melts, add carrots and eggplant. Fry for 5-7 mins, until eggplant begins to soften.
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Add tomato, lentils, water, and beans and mix well. Bring to bubbling, then loosely cover and let simmer. The lentils will cook in 20 to 30 mins, but I cooked mine for about an hour, until the eggplant was really soft. Add water, if needed. Season to taste and serve with injera.