Misir wat, a red lentil stew seasoned with spices like nutmeg ... What is wat in Ethiopian cuisine? Misir wat and doro wat are among the most well-known Ethiopian dishes. But what does “wat ...

Photography by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. Walk past any Ethiopian restaurant ... kitchen that prepares his doro wat. The dish is cooked in a berbere spice mix that Abebe’s cousin makes in Ethiopia ...

Fold in the cilantro and scallions and serve. Make Ahead: Berbere is an Ethiopian ground red chile spice mix. It’s available at specialty food shops and from kalustyans.com.

Walk past any Ethiopian restaurant in Washington ... which houses the central kitchen that prepares his doro wat. The dish is cooked in a berbere spice mix that Abebe’s cousin makes in Ethiopia to his ...