Moroccan Lentil & Chickpea Soup(Harrira)
Moroccan Lentil & Chickpea Soup(Harrira)

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, moroccan lentil & chickpea soup(harrira). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have moroccan lentil & chickpea soup(harrira) using 17 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Moroccan Lentil & Chickpea Soup(Harrira):
  1. Prepare 3 big Tomatoes
  2. Make ready 1/2 cup red Lentil (Masoor dal)
  3. Take 1/2 cup boiled Chick peas
  4. Get 1/3 rd cup boiled red Kidney beans
  5. Prepare 1 medium sized Onion chopped
  6. Get 1/2 teaspoon Garlic paste
  7. Make ready 1 teaspoon Tomato paste
  8. Take 1 teaspoon Black Pepper powder
  9. Take 1/2 teaspoon dry Ginger powder
  10. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon Coriander powder
  11. Get 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder
  12. Get 1 pinch Saffron colour
  13. Prepare 2 tablespoons Olive oil
  14. Take 1/2 of a Lemon
  15. Make ready 5-6 Coriander stem chopped
  16. Make ready 1 handful Coriander leaves chopped
  17. Get 2 teaspoons All purpose flour

Warm Moroccan spices ensure extra flavor. Moroccan lentils are cooked with veggies and a good mix of spices (paprika, cumin, turmeric…). But there is no rare spices or ingredients in this recipe, you probably have all the ingredients you need at home to make this Moroccan lentils recipe today. Moroccan lentils are usually served as a side dish or as an entrée.

Steps to make Moroccan Lentil & Chickpea Soup(Harrira):
  1. Take 3 tomatoes and give 2 slits in one side the tomatoes and then blanched in boiling water for 3-4 minutes.
  2. Clean and soak lentils in water for about an hour.
  3. Remove the blanched tomatoes to a dish and then remove the skin of the tomatoes. Because of the slits it will be easy to peel the skin.
  4. Chop the blanched and peeled tomatoes.
  5. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a heavy bottomed saucepan and saute chopped onion for 2-3 minutes.
  6. When the onion changes colour to pink, add in 1/2 teaspoon garlic paste and saute for one more minute. Then add in the soaked and drained lentils.
  7. Stir for a couple of minutes in medium heat and then add in spices like black pepper powder, cumin-coriander powder, dry ginger powder and salt.
  8. Stir and fry for a minute, then add in 3 cups of hot water. Cover and cook in medium heat until lentils cook completely.
  9. Chop coriander stems and leaves thinly.
  10. When lentils cook completely, add in the chopped tomatoes and chopped coriander stems.
  11. Cover and cook again for 5 minutes and then add in boiled chick peas and boiled kidney beans.
  12. Also add in tomato paste and a pinch of saffron colour for a nice colour.
  13. Mix everything well, check the consistency and seasoning of the soup. Add hot water if you think the consistency should be thin.
  14. Take 2 teaspoons of all-purpose flour with 2 tablespoons of hot water and mix well.
  15. Add in this mixture to the soup and stir well. This will help to make the soup a nice consistency.
  16. Squeeze 1/2 of a lemon.
  17. Cook for 2 more minutes, sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and remove from heat. Delicious and healthy Harrira soup is ready to serve.
  18. Transfer to individual serving bowls and serve hot.
  19. Enjoy!

But there is no rare spices or ingredients in this recipe, you probably have all the ingredients you need at home to make this Moroccan lentils recipe today. Moroccan lentils are usually served as a side dish or as an entrée. Super easy Moroccan Spiced Lentils are naturally vegan and gluten free. Amazingly tasty, made in one pot, this is easy meal preparation for everybody. Moroccan inspired food is something that I could eat almost everyday.

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