Misir Wot - Lentejas rojas etíopes picantes

The spices are wonderful, but the salt level is over-the-top.
I added a cup of rice and extra water to cut the saltiness. Still salty! I cut up a few fresh Roma tomatoes to cut the salt a little more and cooked those into the lentil/rice mixture.
It was still a salty side dish. I expect Country Life to send healthy mixes. At near $10 a bag, these are expensive lentils. Why all the artery hardening salt from a health food company?
Very disappointed.

I purchased this last year and really loved it, so I recently ordered a few more packets. This time it seems to be saltier than I remembered, to the point where you really need to eat it with bread or rice, or add something neutral to cut the salt taste. I also feel it's a bit expensive for what it is (red lentils, dried tomatoes and a few spices), but it makes for a more approachable entry into Ethio cuisine vs. cooking from scratch.

Very easy dish to prepare. Some spice, good flavors. Paired well with rice pilau.

This is absolutely delicious, and not too spicy!

This prepackaged spicy Ethiopian red lentil curry mix is well seasoned and can also be used as a soup. If using all 8 cups of water as per directions, may need to simmer more than the 20 minutes recommended.

This is my favorite kind of meal. It’s easy, doesn’t take too long and is so delicious it tastes like you slaved over it. It’s all there, no muss no fuss. For spicy, it wasnt but a touch of heat for people afraid it might be too much. I made two batches. One following the directions and for my carnivorous I added shaved steak. Both were absolutely fantastic. For not a lot of money I fed 4 rather large young men, my self and my DIL. It was a good amount of food. I still had left overs. Highly recommend.