Recipe of Favorite Harira Soup
- By Caroline Crawford
- 08 Dec, 2019
Hey everyone, welcome to my recipe site. Today I’m gonna show you a way to make a special dish, Harira Soup. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Harira Soup Recipe. 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 Though it is typically eaten to break the fast during Ramadan, it is served throughout the rest of the year as well The soup tastes best the following day, when flavors have melded, but may thicken when refrigerated Harira is a classic Moroccan comfort soup made of 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.
You can cook Harira Soup using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Harira Soup
- You need 1 of medium onion (grated).
- It’s 2 of tomatoes (seedless, peeled and grated).
- Make ready 1 cup of celery (chopped).
- Prepare 1 cup of parsley and coriander (chopped).
- You need 200 grams of meat (cut into small pieces).
- It’s 1 cup of chickpeas (soaked overnight).
- Take 1 cup of lentils.
- Make ready 1 cup of dried fava beans (optional).
- Prepare 3 tablespoons of tomato paste.
- It’s 3 tablespoons of rice or vermicelli pasta.
- You need 1 cup of flour.
- You need to taste of Salt.
- It’s 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper (according to preference).
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of ginger (grated).
- You need 1 tablespoon of turmeric powder.
- Take 1 pinch of saffron.
- Take 3 tablespoons of ghee or butter, or 3 spoons of olive oil.
- You need 3 liters of water.
It's no wonder it's such a popular soup, it's downright amazing and will WOW your taste buds!Harira is a traditional Moroccan soup that is a meal by itself.Chickpeas, lentils and lamb are cooked in a fragrant tomato sauce loaded with herbs.Harira is enjoyed year-round Make this Moroccan chickpea and lentil soup (harira) soon.
Harira Soup instructions
- Soak chickpeas in water overnight. (Keep or remove skin according to preference). In a cooking pot, add ghee or oil, onions and meat and stir fry for 3 minutes..
- In a cooking pot, add ghee or oil, onions and meat and stir fry for 3 minutes. Add celery, coriander, parsley, beans, tomatoes, saffron, salt, pepper and dry fava beans (optional). Mix and keep stirring for another 3 mintues.
- Add 3 L of water and let it cook until meat and chickpeas are tender enough..
- In a separate bowl, mix flour and water until you get a slightly thick and smooth batter. Leave a side..
- Make sure the meat is cooked through. Add tomato paste to the soup and mix well..
- Gradually add the flour smooth batter to the soup, keep stirring nonstop for 10 minutes. Make sure to mix very well to avoid flour lumps from forming. (Very important step)..
- Add rice or vermicelli pasta and let it simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes..
- Serve along with dates and chebakia sweet.
It's easy to make, delicious and healthy!I know the spices sound strange, but the end result is an excellent savory soup.The national soup of Morocco, this harira recipe is a total flavor explosion.
The rich flavors and aromas of this recipe will make you swoon.Turmeric, cumin, paprika and a dash of cinnamon will create a beautiful flavor.This soup is vegan, but you can add meat (lamb) to it to make it even richer. (Moroccan Chicken, Chick-Pea, and Lentil Soup) A marvelous vegetarian harira sampled at the United Nations' Delegates Dining Room–prepared by chef Mohamed Boussaoud, from the hotel La Mamounia in.Preheat a large Dutch oven over medium high heat.Add the olive oil and add the onion and celery once the oil starts to shimmer.