About this dish
A cold lentil salad tossed with mustard, lime, and chopped chile, a light fasting dish.
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Ingredients
🫘2 cups green lentils, cooked
🌶️1 tsp mustard powder
🍋2 limes, juiced
🧅1 onion, minced
Method
Serves 21
Cook the lentils until tender but still holding their shape, then cool.2
Mix mustard powder with a little water into a paste.3
Toss the cooled lentils with mustard paste, lime juice, and minced onion.4
Add chopped jalapeño for heat.5
Chill briefly and serve cold with injera.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Azifa is a traditional Ethiopian fasting dish, served cold and commonly eaten during Orthodox fasting periods.
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