Comments on: Berberé Stew (Ethiopian Lentil Stew)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:05:33 +0000

I didn’t have all the spices, but I found a Penzy’s spice mix called “Sweet Curry” that I had that had them all in it – it sure did the trick! I put about 3 tbs and added more ginger, a flavor I adore. So excited to make this!

By: languagegirl

languagegirl — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:49:13 +0000

If you live in New York, Kalustyan’s on Lexington Avenue and 29th street has Berbere mixture (made in the store) in 4 oz packages. I believe they ship too! But when I finish my pre-made stuff I’m making mine from scratch from this recipe.

By: mari

mari — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:55:26 +0000

Tried the dish today, I used green lentils instead of red.I added curry leaves, cumin seeds, fresh cardamon seeds and more masala powder.. it tasted and smelled so great. Brought it at work with me and it was an instant hit with my Indian co- workers..It’s gonna be my regular dish from now on.. thanks

By: Faith

Faith — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:01:08 +0000

This and the green beans and potatoes is one of the best dishes I have ever tried. Yummers. I can’t imagine how to improve upon it. I was lucky enough to get some fresh baked injera too, which made a perfect meal.

By: Easy Vegan Recipes

Easy Vegan Recipes — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:20:32 +0000

This one looks challenging, I like tasty challenges

By: Get Skinny, Go Vega.

Get Skinny, Go Vega. — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:56:05 +0000

What type of cardamom do you think is best for this type of dish??

By: Hurst

Hurst — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:36:55 +0000

Great recipe! Goes well with the Ethiopian Green Beans and Potatoes (link right below the picture). My local Ethiopian grocery store sells great berbere. I also add pureed onion and extra berbere.

By: matt and cindy

matt and cindy — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:56:13 +0000

BE CAREFUL. if you have clovey allspice this dish will be INEDIBLE!!

We had to throw most of this away and start over. Best luck would be to not add cloves at all, and less allspice.

Cook longer, lentils don’t get soft in the time suggested

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:26:19 +0000

I made this tonight, and it is heavenly. I didn’t have the cardamom or the fenugreek, but it turned out just fine. Also, since I wasn’t sure I’d like the spice mixture, I cut that part of the recipe in half… then used all of it up. I will definitely be making this again.

By: Otehlia Cassidy

Otehlia Cassidy — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:39:14 +0000

Thanks for posting this recipe. I love this mix of flavors.