Harira - Red Lentil Soup
Harira - Red Lentil Soup

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, harira - red lentil soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Here's How To Make Moroccan Lentil Soup Start by chopping and sautéing a mirepoix of carrots, celery and onions, along with a good amount of minced ginger and garlic. Next add the ground spices: turmeric, cinnamon, paprika and red pepper. Stir the spices around in the pan for a minute or two, until they're lightly toasted. Lustily spiced, cooled with fresh herbs, and sharpened with lemon, this type of lentil soup is what Moroccans eat to ward off the chill of the desert night.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook harira - red lentil soup using 21 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Harira - Red Lentil Soup:
  1. Take 1 large onion (chopped)
  2. Get 1 large carrot (chopped)
  3. Prepare 1/3 cup parsley (finely chopped)
  4. Prepare 1/2 cup cilantro (finely chopped)
  5. Take 6 clove garlic (minced)
  6. Get 2 tbsp ginger (finely minced)
  7. Take 1 tsp turmeric
  8. Make ready 1 tsp cinnamon
  9. Prepare 1 tsp cumin
  10. Get 1 tsp cayenne
  11. Take 2 tsp pimentón dulce (or other smoked sweet paprika)
  12. Take 1/2 tsp pepper (or more to taste)
  13. Make ready 2 tsp salt (or more to taste)
  14. Prepare 28 oz diced tomatoes
  15. Get 1 1/4 cup red lentils (dry)
  16. Get 8 cup vegetable broth
  17. Take 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  18. Prepare side (garnish)
  19. Make ready 4 limes (cut into small wedges)
  20. Prepare 1 bunch of cilantro (finely chopped)
  21. Make ready 6 pita breads (or toasted sliced baguette)

Harira soup is not always vegetarian, many recipes incorporate small chunks of boneless lamb. I might try that option sometime, but like my black eyed peas recipe, red lentil soup, and many other bean dishes we eat on the Mediterranean diet, this is another dinner that is hearty and satisfying without the addition of meat. 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.

Instructions to make Harira - Red Lentil Soup:
  1. Heat olive oil in large pot or dutch oven. Sauté onion, carrot, parsley and cilantro until caramelized.
  2. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in the garlic, ginger and all of the spices. Sauté until fragrant; less than a minute.
  3. Add lentils, tomatoes, and broth. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 50 minutes, or until the lentils have cooked thoroughly and soup has thickened. Salt to taste.
  4. Serve with fresh lime wedges, chopped cilantro and toasted bread of your choice.

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. It's a chickpea and lentil soup that's made with either beef or lamb. There are as many versions of harira as there are cooks, but traditionally it's a very simple and fairly light soup (ie, consisting of more broth than substance) because it's generally eaten as a starter to prepare the body for a larger meal to follow. Red Lentil and Harissa Soup Quick to prepare, this soup is made with ingredients that you probably have in your store cupboard and the harissa paste brings a great warm spiciness.

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