Traditional Harira Soup
Traditional Harira Soup

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Harira is a classic Moroccan comfort soup made with tomatoes, lentils, chickpeas, fresh herbs, dried spices, and meat, making it a filling and satisfying dish. Although served year-round, it is particularly popular for breaking the fast during Ramadan. Harira is a traditional Moroccan soup of tomato, lentils and chickpeas. Wonderfully fragrant with zesty seasoning, it often ranks high on lists of must-try Moroccan foods.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have traditional harira soup using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Traditional Harira Soup:
  1. Make ready 300 g lamb, cubed
  2. Take 150 g green lentils
  3. Take 150 g chickpeas
  4. Get 1 onion, chopped finely
  5. Take 150 g celery, chopped finely
  6. Get 2 tablespoons tomato paste, diluted with a little bit of water
  7. Get 400 g tomato juice
  8. Prepare 100 g flour
  9. Get 1 vermicelli, handful
  10. Take 1 bunch of coriander, chopped finely
  11. Make ready 1 bunch parsley, chopped finely
  12. Take 3 lemons, cut into wedges
  13. Prepare 3 tablespoons oil
  14. Make ready 1 tablespoons turmeric
  15. Make ready 1 saffron threads
  16. Get 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  17. Take black pepper to taste
  18. Get salt to taste

It's a chickpea and lentil soup that's made with either beef or lamb. Soups are ideal for fast-breaking during Ramadan. This Moroccan bean soup features lentils and garbanzo beans in an herb-seasoned beef stock. Harira is the famous soup of Morocco that is traditionally served during Ramadan at sunset to break the daylight fast.

Instructions to make Traditional Harira Soup:
  1. Heat the oil in a deep saucepan and add in the meat, turmeric, saffron, coriander, parsley, onion and celery. Season with salt and stir.
  2. Add in a cup of water and stir over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. Pour 2 liters of boiled water over the meat mixture and add in the lentils and chickpeas. Simmer covered over low heat for about 50 minutes.
  4. Then add in the tomato juice, tomato paste and cumin and cook for another 20 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, in a bowl mix the flour with half a liter of cold water. Whisk well to prevent the formation of lumps and strain.
  6. Pour the flour and water mixture over the soup and mix slowly to prevent lumps.
  7. Finally, add in the vermicelli and stir constantly for about 5 to 10 minutes. By then you should have a thick soup.
  8. To serve, squeeze the lemon over the harira soup.

This Moroccan bean soup features lentils and garbanzo beans in an herb-seasoned beef stock. Harira is the famous soup of Morocco that is traditionally served during Ramadan at sunset to break the daylight fast. While every family has its own recipe with slight variations the traditional Harira is a tomato based soup with lamb, chickpeas, lentils, and pasta, infused with the flavors of lemon, cinnamon, cilantro, parsley, saffron, and. Then this Moroccan chickpea and lentil soup (Harira) is just for you. This hearty and easy to make soup is perfect for the cold winter days we are having here in the north.

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