🌾 Ashenafi Stew
Inspired by Ethiopia — Meaning “he who brings peace”

Ingredients
Red or brown lentils (1 cup, rinsed)
Tomato (1 large, chopped)
Garlic (2 cloves, minced)
Turmeric (1 tsp)
Cumin (1/2 tsp)
Chopped kale or collards (1 cup)
Water (3 cups or more)
Optional: fresh ginger, salt, lemon

Preparation
In a pot, bring water to a boil.
Add lentils, turmeric, cumin, and garlic.
After 10 minutes, stir in chopped tomato.
Simmer until lentils soften into a thick stew.
Add chopped greens and cook until just wilted.
Serve with flatbread or over warm buckwheat cakes.

Eden Notes
Stew of peace. Simple, healing, sustaining. Eaten often during fasts and sacred days.

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