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, a savory Moroccan soup made with dried legumes — lentil, chickpeas, fava beans — is traditionally cooked with lamb or lamb broth, but this version is vegetarian. Place the lamb, turmeric, black pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cayenne, butter, celery, onion, and cilantro into a large soup pot over a low heat.

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

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

Soups are ideal for fast-breaking during Ramadan. This Moroccan bean soup features lentils and garbanzo beans in an herb-seasoned beef stock. Harira (Arabic: الحريرة ‎ al-ḥarīra, Berber languages: ⴰⵣⴽⵉⴼ azkif) is a traditional Moroccan and Algerian soup. It is popular as a starter but is also eaten on its own as a light snack.

Steps 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.

Harira (Arabic: الحريرة ‎ al-ḥarīra, Berber languages: ⴰⵣⴽⵉⴼ azkif) is a traditional Moroccan and Algerian soup. It is popular as a starter but is also eaten on its own as a light snack. There are many variations and it is mostly served during Ramadan, although it can be made throughout the year. It is also part of the Maghrebi cuisine, where lemon juice and egg is added. Then this Moroccan chickpea and lentil soup (Harira) is just for you.

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