Harira

Name: Harira
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 200 g brown lentils; 200 g chickpeas (soaked overnight, or 1 can drained); 2 pieces onions (finely chopped); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 2 tbsp tomato paste; 3 pieces ripe tomatoes (grated or crushed); 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 60 ml olive oil; 2 l water or vegetable stock; 80 g vermicelli noodles (broken up); 30 g flour (mixed with water into a smooth paste, for thickening); chopped cilantro and parsley (to taste); salt and pepper (to taste)

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A hearty tomato soup of lentils, chickpeas and vermicelli scented with cinnamon and ginger, eaten every evening during Ramadan to break the fast.

Servings6 SERVINGS

Ingredients

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brown lentils200gchickpeas · soaked overnight, or 1 can drained200gonions · finely chopped2garlic · minced3tomato paste2tbspripe tomatoes · grated or crushed3ground ginger1tspground cinnamon1tspground turmeric1tspolive oil60mlwater or vegetable stock2Lvermicelli noodles · broken up80gflour · mixed with water into a smooth paste, for thickening30gchopped cilantro and parsley · to tastetotastesalt and pepper · to tastetotaste

Method

Soak the chickpeas

If using dried chickpeas, soak them in plenty of cold water overnight.

Skip this step if using canned chickpeas.

540 min

Cook the aromatics

Heat the olive oil in a large pot and cook the onion and garlic until soft.

Build the base

Stir in the tomato paste, grated tomatoes, ginger, cinnamon and turmeric and cook for a couple of minutes.

Simmer the lentils and chickpeas

Add the lentils, chickpeas and water, then cover and simmer until both are tender.

Dried chickpeas take longer than lentils, so start them a little earlier if separate.

40 min

Add the vermicelli

Stir in the vermicelli and simmer until just tender.

5 min

Thicken the soup

Whisk the flour paste into the soup and simmer, stirring, until it thickens slightly.

5 min

Finish and serve

Season with salt and pepper, stir in the chopped herbs, and serve hot with lemon wedges and dates.

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Harira

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