Harira — Lahb Co. Eats

Name: Harira — Lahb Co. Eats
Cuisine: Moroccan, African
Ingredients: INGREDIENTS; {Tomato slurry}; 1 (14oz) can diced tomatoes; 1/2 large white onion, diced; 2 tbsp ghee or olive oil; 1 (14oz) can of chickpeas (with the juice aka aquafaba); 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped; 2 tbsp parsley, chopped; 2 cups of water; 1/2 tbsp sea salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp saffron; 1 cup dry red lentils; 2 tbsp tomato paste mixed with 2 1/2 cups of water; flour slurry (1/2 cup of flour mixed with 1 cup water)

7 steps

This traditional Moroccan soup is the epitome of comfort, just what you need during a winter stuck indoors. It’s filling, it’s rich, and it's best eaten with a squeeze of lemon and a loved one.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:13:36 GMT

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Ingredients

0 servings

Tomato slurry

1 x 14 ozcan diced tomatoes

0.5white onion

large, diced

2 Tbspghee

or olive oil

1 x 14 ozchickpeas

can, with the juice aka aquafaba

2 Tbspcilantro

chopped

2 Tbspparsley

chopped

2 cupswater

½ Tbspsea salt

1 tsppepper

½ tspcinnamon

1 tspground ginger

¼ tspturmeric

½ tspsaffron

1 cupdry red lentils

2 Tbsptomato paste

mixed with 2 1/2 cups of water

½ cupflour

flour slurry, mixed with 1 cup

water

Instructions

Step 1

In a food processor, blend the can of diced tomatoes and white onion until a slurry consistency comes to fruition; set aside

Step 2

Heat the ghee or olive oil over medium heat. Add your spices and toast them for about 30 seconds.

Step 3

Stir in the tomato slurry, chickpeas, dry lentils cilantro, parsley, and 2 cups of water; let simmer, covered, for 20 mins or until the lentils are cooked through. Stir every 5 minutes.

Step 4

Stir in the tomato paste mixture and saffron; let simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 5

Stir in flour slurry to thicken (if soup becomes too thick, you can thin it out with water, 1/4 cup at a time)

Step 6

Serve with spicy harissa, fresh lemon, and cracked pepper

Step 7

Dive in!