THIS RECIPE IS EVERYTHING!!!!! I dont honestly feel worthy. THANK YOU TIMES A MILLION! I'm African American but I grew up around Ethiopians in DC. Ive moved away but always missed the food my friends used to make. This really comforted my soul and was nostalgic yet current for me. Best recipe ever. THANK YOU!
Ethiopian here, born in raised in Addis Ababa till i turned 19 (2014) and moved to the States and currently residing in the DC, Maryland VA metropolitan area since (The 3 most Ethiopian concentrated states and called the DMV as a whole)…i have seen so many ways of misir being cooked but this one takes the cake only because of how the key vegetables in the beginning are puréed instead of chopped (hate onions, tomato in big chunks/visible in food) and i cool exactly the same as hers. There are only two things i will adjust on hers (well 3 but no biggie)…. 1 is to add more berbere as i prefer my misir a bit more spicier and darker than hers. 2 is to add Ghee (Kibe in amharic) which is a liquid Gold that boosts the flavor of every Ethiopian Dish. 3 is to Serve it with an injera that is a day or two old nothing more. Fresh misir goes soo well with very fresh & soft injera (ethiopian flat bread thats used as base) Last but not least, add cubes of beef before adding misir and let it cook for 5-7 mins before adding the misir. Then do exact same procedure/when misir is ready beef is also ready. *or for faster serving with beef, stir fry cubes of beef on pan with oil and slices of jalapeños. Do this when misir is 10 mins away from being ready as it takes that much to stir fry your beef to preference. Enjoy
You grew up and moved to my city (DMV) at the same time I moved to Cali. I was born in DC, grew up in Maryland and VA b4 moving across state. I discovered ethiopean food here in Cali.. I had a client who was from a village in Ethiopia near the Selena River .. her daughters name was salena 💕 I worked with her as she was special needs. After every session mom would show her appreciation to me by preparing a meal.. duro wat, silsi, gomen.. lentils kitfo etc.. once I no longer had them as clients realized I needed that ethiopean food daily 😂 I began cooking my own and I’ve gotten really good at it! I just don’t have the injera making down. I buy the bread from an Ethiopean grocery store. Ghee and berbere too! I’m addicted❤ I loved swapping life styles with you 🥰🥰🥰🤙🏽
I just cooked my first Meser wot ever using your video. It turned out the best Meser I have ever eaten. I shared it with my family and they were really surprised!!
Lovely presentation. Ms Beehjay you have a kind personality and passion in nourishing people. I will enjoy to see more of your recipes. Peace be blessed. 💐
Fantastic recipe. Someone gifted me some berbere spice and I was trying to figure out how to use it. I'm grateful I stumbled upon this video. It has become a mainstay recipe for me. I use extra virgin olive oil so it is full of healthy fats, spices, and vegetables; extremely high in fiber; rich in protein; one of the healthiest meals you can eat! I used rice but I'm now inspired to learn to make injera.
I just tried making this recipe, and it is amazing. Definitely makes enough to feed a crowd. This was very much worth the effort of sourcing all the spices for the Berber spice in the recipe. This recipe also got me to try making injera, too. Lots of fun and delicious meal, too!
If you want to make the Eritrean version, use less oil, so the onions are sautéed and not fried. Skip the berbere and add any curry spice. It is super delicious!
Omg this is so similar to North Indian food, we literally eat this almost daily but with a bit more water . We call it 'Dal 'and there is a good variety of pulses in India.
Thats actually true, Dal is the curry version of Misir. We call that “Alicha Misir” or “kik Misir” its basically the same as yours but we add Ghee on it. Even the thickness is the same. Good to know Misir Kik from Ethiopia is Dal in india!! Google both and see the similarity yourself for those who want to be blown away.
To add a bit more to this: In Ethiopia, there are three types/ flavors of serving Lentils aka Misir One is the same as in Video above called “Misir wot” or “Key Misir” Second is the curry version called “Kik Misir” or “Alicha Misir” Third is darker lentil called “Difin Misir” the last two are mild in taste while the first is spicy. There is also other bigger lentils in general called “kik wot” with lentils being 3-4 times bigger than regular lentil/misir size.
Lip smacking 😋 ive tried Ethiopian food in San Francisco,it was delicious 👌 perfect for indian taste buds...also the ingredients and cooking style (recipe) is very similar to Indian cooking ...we cook most lentils this way...thank you for sharing this recipe.
Ordered some berbere to make Doro Wat, but I’ll try this afterwards… I can’t help thinking this strongly resembles an Indian Daal, and wouldn’t be surprised if there was crossover here (lots of Indians in neighboring Kenya, so quite likely), but keen to try this recipe out… 🙂🙂
I'm actually here because I buy her Spicy red split lentil dip and was looking for a recipe. Now that I know she has a restaurant, I gotta try it! Ethiopian food is the best and I'd happily die on this hill. Give me some of the Misir Wot and a grain, avocado and fruits and I'd be happy to eat nothing else for my life. No joke.
Beautiful! I'm working my way through making the dishes I've come to love from my favorite restaurant (shout-out to Cafe Desta, Tucson, AZ), and this was next on my list. It looks wonderful and I'll definitely report back with a review that reflects having actually made the dish. But, after checking a few videos, this is clearly the way to go!
@@MrAnailecarbajal I make it all of the time now, but I do leave out the oil. It's magnificent. I've found I especially like it with two chopped roma tomatoes added in place of the tomato paste. It makes an excellent dish to have on hand for lunch.
Didn’t she say at the end you could add whatever you want in there why would you want her to do an entire video doing the same thing with adding vegetables just add ya vegetables and stop being difficult🤦🏾♀️
Ingredients 2 red onions, roughly chopped 2 white onions, roughly chopped 6 cloves garlic 1 knob fresh ginger, peeled and sliced (about 2 teaspoons) 1/2 cup oil 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste 1/2 cup water, plus more as needed 1/4 cup berbere 1 teaspoon salt 2 cup red lentils, rinsed That’s the recipe as shown on the website. Then you could just follow her instructions on the video. I hope this helps …. 7 months later 😬
grind it, the same way berbere is traditionally made, the same way injera is traditionally made, you get all the ingredients and you grind them by hand
this dish is normally cooked with niter kibbeh which is a clarified butter like ghee but it’s cooked with spices to make it more fragrant, so ghee absolutely works
The way she describes the recipe makes this so easy to follow.
THIS RECIPE IS EVERYTHING!!!!! I dont honestly feel worthy. THANK YOU TIMES A MILLION! I'm African American but I grew up around Ethiopians in DC. Ive moved away but always missed the food my friends used to make. This really comforted my soul and was nostalgic yet current for me. Best recipe ever. THANK YOU!
Watching this making me hungry 😅
Same here.. DC
I could watch her describe recipes forever. She’s so good at this!
I love the way she speaks, I could listen to her all day! 🥰
I love this cooking technique of blending all the aromatics and then cooking in oil.
I followed a berbere recipe I found online then made the stew. It tastes gorgeous. It's warming and comforting.
Ethiopian here, born in raised in Addis Ababa till i turned 19 (2014) and moved to the States and currently residing in the DC, Maryland VA metropolitan area since (The 3 most Ethiopian concentrated states and called the DMV as a whole)…i have seen so many ways of misir being cooked but this one takes the cake only because of how the key vegetables in the beginning are puréed instead of chopped (hate onions, tomato in big chunks/visible in food) and i cool exactly the same as hers. There are only two things i will adjust on hers (well 3 but no biggie)….
1 is to add more berbere as i prefer my misir a bit more spicier and darker than hers.
2 is to add Ghee (Kibe in amharic) which is a liquid Gold that boosts the flavor of every Ethiopian Dish.
3 is to Serve it with an injera that is a day or two old nothing more. Fresh misir goes soo well with very fresh & soft injera (ethiopian flat bread thats used as base)
Last but not least, add cubes of beef before adding misir and let it cook for 5-7 mins before adding the misir. Then do exact same procedure/when misir is ready beef is also ready.
*or for faster serving with beef, stir fry cubes of beef on pan with oil and slices of jalapeños. Do this when misir is 10 mins away from being ready as it takes that much to stir fry your beef to preference.
Enjoy
That sounds great. I think I'm going to try your suggestions. Do you make your own kibe?
You grew up and moved to my city (DMV) at the same time I moved to Cali. I was born in DC, grew up in Maryland and VA b4 moving across state. I discovered ethiopean food here in Cali.. I had a client who was from a village in Ethiopia near the Selena River .. her daughters name was salena 💕 I worked with her as she was special needs. After every session mom would show her appreciation to me by preparing a meal.. duro wat, silsi, gomen.. lentils kitfo etc.. once I no longer had them as clients realized I needed that ethiopean food daily 😂 I began cooking my own and I’ve gotten really good at it! I just don’t have the injera making down. I buy the bread from an Ethiopean grocery store. Ghee and berbere too! I’m addicted❤ I loved swapping life styles with you 🥰🥰🥰🤙🏽
I just cooked my first Meser wot ever using your video. It turned out the best Meser I have ever eaten. I shared it with my family and they were really surprised!!
No way really? Did you make a huge pot also?
@@hot0527 Yep. I ate it for a week :D
does it store easily in the fridge or freezer?
Where did you get the Berbere spice?
Ethiopian food is always a hit
Heartfelt thank you! I love Ethiopian vegan foods! Spices are so perfect for my palate! Bless you galore, personally and professionally!♥️
Ethiopian food is the healthiest food in the world!
And the most delicious! In my opinion. :)
I agree I call it healthy soul food.
And thee most flavorful😌
Healthy? Not really!
I tried for the first time recently and had a great experience 😊
I love Ethiopian food! Some of the best vegan food around.
Yes it's actually the best vegan food you can try lol so much flavor onions butter stew 🍜 man it's really good if eat it a restaurant
Just made this recipe last night for the first time and it was life-changing. So so so good!
OMG! Love this. Just the onion garlic paste with the spices! Thank you
Beautiful presentation I love how you explain everything. I made a successful lentil stew thanks to you -blessings -
I've had the immense privilege of eating Ethiopian food in Ethiopia, and it's is absolutely fantastic.
even though this is 2 year old it is a great tutorial. Your warming smile is as bright as the dish. Thanks for making it. I made it and it was great.
Lovely presentation. Ms Beehjay you have a kind personality and passion in nourishing people. I will enjoy to see more of your recipes. Peace be blessed. 💐
Fantastic recipe. Someone gifted me some berbere spice and I was trying to figure out how to use it. I'm grateful I stumbled upon this video. It has become a mainstay recipe for me. I use extra virgin olive oil so it is full of healthy fats, spices, and vegetables; extremely high in fiber; rich in protein; one of the healthiest meals you can eat! I used rice but I'm now inspired to learn to make injera.
Ethiopian food taste amazing and healthy too. I'm obsessed
Thank you from Minneapolis!!! I love, love Ethiopian Food. It’s my favorite ♥️
I just tried making this recipe, and it is amazing. Definitely makes enough to feed a crowd. This was very much worth the effort of sourcing all the spices for the Berber spice in the recipe. This recipe also got me to try making injera, too. Lots of fun and delicious meal, too!
If you want to make the Eritrean version, use less oil, so the onions are sautéed and not fried. Skip the berbere and add any curry spice. It is super delicious!
So blessed to have learned how to make this recipe from a friend 😊❤
Ethiopian cooking is my favourite food. Love Misir Wot any day of the week!
My favourite lentil recipe. its sooooo good!
It's interesting to note the similarities between Indian and Ethiopian cusine.
Turned out delicious !!! Amazing 😍😍😍
Love this version the best! Thank you.
My daughter Sunnight she loves this food and I am going to make for her 😊thank you it looks delicious we are both love Eritrean Ethiopian food ❤❤
Omg this is so similar to North Indian food, we literally eat this almost daily but with a bit more water . We call it 'Dal 'and there is a good variety of pulses in India.
Thats actually true, Dal is the curry version of Misir. We call that “Alicha Misir” or “kik Misir” its basically the same as yours but we add Ghee on it. Even the thickness is the same. Good to know Misir Kik from Ethiopia is Dal in india!! Google both and see the similarity yourself for those who want to be blown away.
To add a bit more to this:
In Ethiopia, there are three types/ flavors of serving Lentils aka Misir
One is the same as in Video above called “Misir wot” or “Key Misir”
Second is the curry version called “Kik Misir” or “Alicha Misir”
Third is darker lentil called
“Difin Misir” the last two are mild in taste while the first is spicy.
There is also other bigger lentils in general called “kik wot” with lentils being 3-4 times bigger than regular lentil/misir size.
And we called that (at das).
This was my first Ethiopian dish. It's good! Thank you!
This was beautiful, Beejhy! 🥰
Thank you for this recipe ! The best way to make lentils
love your presentation and recipe my mom was from turkey and cooks it different but i will try your recipe thank you
Want to share the recipe with a friend. Excellent way to of describing the process!
Omggg Auntie Bless You for this video, More Blessings and this is truly a wonderful gift 🙏🏿
Thank you!!! Can't wait to try
Woah thanl you so much for the recipe and tips!! Ive been craving it since i first tried this dish
Thank you. I love this dish.
This looks amazing! I need to get Berbere spice!
Got mine in whole foods!
You are speak beautiful english sis.l love it.
I’m excited to try an Ethiopian recipe from home. We cook lots of lentils in Indian dishes too!
Hello I just made this for me and my children, absolutely delicious👌🏾
God, girl, YES!!!! Can’t wait to visit your restaurant next time I’m in New York!
This sounds excellent!!
This is a wonderful dish, thank you!!!!
It smells so good! YUM 😋
Lip smacking 😋 ive tried Ethiopian food in San Francisco,it was delicious 👌 perfect for indian taste buds...also the ingredients and cooking style (recipe) is very similar to Indian cooking ...we cook most lentils this way...thank you for sharing this recipe.
I love this restaurant. Don’t know if this is still a thing, but I even got West African jollof rice there.
YUM! Thank you, sis! 🙏🏽♥
I've learnt something new. Thank you.❤
Ethiopia is soo lovely. There’s no exaggerating how much I love some of it’s tribes.
Good job ❤
I'm gonna cook this at the end of November
Looks delicious 😋 and yummy 😋
Ordered some berbere to make Doro Wat, but I’ll try this afterwards… I can’t help thinking this strongly resembles an Indian Daal, and wouldn’t be surprised if there was crossover here (lots of Indians in neighboring Kenya, so quite likely), but keen to try this recipe out… 🙂🙂
I'm actually here because I buy her Spicy red split lentil dip and was looking for a recipe. Now that I know she has a restaurant, I gotta try it! Ethiopian food is the best and I'd happily die on this hill. Give me some of the Misir Wot and a grain, avocado and fruits and I'd be happy to eat nothing else for my life. No joke.
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Beautiful! I'm working my way through making the dishes I've come to love from my favorite restaurant (shout-out to Cafe Desta, Tucson, AZ), and this was next on my list. It looks wonderful and I'll definitely report back with a review that reflects having actually made the dish. But, after checking a few videos, this is clearly the way to go!
How did it turn out?
@@MrAnailecarbajal I make it all of the time now, but I do leave out the oil. It's magnificent. I've found I especially like it with two chopped roma tomatoes added in place of the tomato paste. It makes an excellent dish to have on hand for lunch.
I'm an English man, but love 🇪🇹 cuisine.
This looks soooo good.. I'll be making this
Best food on the planet!
Can you make similar all vegitarian Ethiopian wat and vegies. Also how to make ingeera. Also Ethiopian cofee as well as Spreece.
Didn’t she say at the end you could add whatever you want in there why would you want her to do an entire video doing the same thing with adding vegetables just add ya vegetables and stop being difficult🤦🏾♀️
@UtriedIt215 You need to reread the question. Apparently they were asking about different dishes.😒
Thank you!
Looks delicious
Amazing! I want to make this tonight 🤩
Looks yummy 😋👌🏼
Thanks for the recipe. I've always wanted to make it. 😊
Ethiopian food is no.1
It looks so good! 💗
I like this lady🙂🙂🙂
Loving this ,thankyou,
Oooh my god it's an Indian recipe... we indian people used to cook like this..like this gravy and more oil and red color etc I am so happy😁😁😃😀
Ethiopian and Indian cuisine is very similar! We both have the best food in my opinion 😊
@@aden-lj7wb indeed 🤗
Can the amount of oil be reduced? One-half a cup is a tremendous amount.
Looks delicious. I am going to make this tonight 😋😋
Wow so amazing 😍
Wow se ve delicioso😍😋
Can I use any color lentil
Making it for dinner. Got my moms injera ready
Delicious! 🥰
I’d like a list of the spices she put in them
Can someone please give me the recipe? The website is not available in The Netherlands
Ingredients
2 red onions, roughly chopped
2 white onions, roughly chopped
6 cloves garlic
1 knob fresh ginger, peeled and sliced (about 2 teaspoons)
1/2 cup oil
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
1/2 cup water, plus more as needed
1/4 cup berbere
1 teaspoon salt
2 cup red lentils, rinsed
That’s the recipe as shown on the website. Then you could just follow her instructions on the video. I hope this helps …. 7 months later 😬
@@eyekelly1530 Thank you!❤
Roughly hows many servings does this recipe make? I’m going to try this weekend but I only need to make enough for 2 people
Dude just cook 4 or 6 portions 😂 You can eat it twice or thrice.
እግዜር ይስጥልኝ እሙ ገላ። ድንቅ የሆነ ምሥር ወጥ ሠርቼ ራሴን ጋበዝኩ። ሸጋ ነበር። ምስጋና
How would they of blended those ingredients in ancient times though? How would that of been possible?
grind it, the same way berbere is traditionally made, the same way injera is traditionally made, you get all the ingredients and you grind them by hand
And im trying this one too...
Can I replace the oil with ghee? I have ghee I need to use.
You can use ghee, it will taste great 👍
this dish is normally cooked with niter kibbeh which is a clarified butter like ghee but it’s cooked with spices to make it more fragrant, so ghee absolutely works
Yummy 🤤
Amazing video
North Indian recipe and Ethiopian recipe 95 % similar am I right ??? Wow 😘
Dal is life 🥰🥰
@@kalilea7170 agree 💗
Yes ancient trading partners
our cuisine is very similar in a lot of ways! I grew up eating both pretty often.
Because the ancient indigenous Indians came from Ethiopia ( Dravidians)
Hi, what spices do I need to add? I heard a few but I think she said 17 of them. Thanks.
Hi berbere spice.
@@taniad9950 thank you.
@@ColorMixingMunsellStyle you're very welcome. If you have a whole foods near you sometimes they carry the spice there too. It's pretty much spot on 🙂
@@taniad9950 great. I will check it out. Thank you again.
@@ColorMixingMunsellStyle you're very welcome 🙂
I'm Indian but I love 😍 injera
Me too 👌
Wow!!!!
Öl ginger garlic blenden, in Öl anbraten, 4 TL Berbere hinein, tomato paste, hot water, 2 cups red lentils, let it simmer for 25 min.
more pls.
Perfection
YUM
When can I get Berber spice??
What are the spices included
Hi berbere
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
One Love ETHIOPIA