🇪🇹 Ethiopian

Red Lentils Siga Soup

Name: Red Lentils Siga Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 33 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ethiopian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; small handful Fresh Cilantro; 3 Potato; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 300 g Red Lentils; 1 tbsp Niter Kibbeh; 1/2 tsp Berbere

🇪🇹 Ethiopian

Gentle simmered red lentils in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the ethiopian answer to "something light tonight". Ready in 43 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 33 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Fresh Cilantrosmall handful
Potato3
Stock or Broth1 litre
Red Lentils300 g
Niter Kibbeh1 tbsp
Berbere1/2 tsp

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Niter Kibbeh until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and berbere and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the red lentils.
4
Simmer gently until the red lentils is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh cilantro and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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