Eritrean daal cookalong

Join community cook Negat Hussain as she guides us through how to make a warming Eritrean daal with spinach.

Eritrean daal cookalong

Cookalong with Negat on YouTube here

You'll need the following (6-7 servings)

• 2 cups lentils – ideally using red lentils, but others will work too
• 5 cups of water
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 400g can tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 teaspoons berbere (Eritrean spice mixture. If you don't have this, then use 2 green chillies).
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds (these can be substituted for mustard seeds in equal amounts)
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root or 1 teaspoon dried ginger root
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• One large bag of spinach leaves

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