Traditional Moroccan Harira (Lentil & Chickpea Soup)

Name: Traditional Moroccan Harira (Lentil & Chickpea Soup)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 1 cup garbanzo beans (soak overnight if using dried); 1 lb lamb or beef (stew meat cut into 2 inch cubes); 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 yellow onion, diced; ½ cup cilantro, minced; ½ cup parsley, minced; 1 tbsp pepper; 1 tbsp salt; 2 tsp ginger (ground); 28 oz tomato puree; 8-10 cups water; 1 cup green lentils; 1 cup fideo noodles, broken vermicelli noodles, or white rice; Optional: 2 tsp cornstarch + 2 tsp water

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:30min

Follow these simple steps at home to make my Dad's traditional Moroccan Harira, a warming soup made to break fast during Ramadan in Morocco (Iftar). This homemade soup combines chickpeas, beef, or lamb stew meat, and rice. It's prepared stovetop, and takes just 45 minutes to prepare.

Updated at: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 04:08:29 GMT