Harira

Name: Harira
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 300 g lamb shoulder, in 1.5 cm cubes; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 2 celery stalks with leaves, chopped; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp black pepper, ground; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 400 g tomatoes, grated; 1 bunch coriander, chopped; 0.5 bunch parsley, chopped; 100 g brown lentils, rinsed; 2 l water; 400 g tinned chickpeas, drained; 2 tsp salt; 40 g vermicelli; 2 tbsp plain flour; 1 lemon, in wedges; 8 dates, to serve

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Prep20 min

Cook80 min

Total100 min

The Moroccan soup that breaks the Ramadan fast — lamb, lentils and chickpeas in a tomato broth spiced with ginger, cinnamon and turmeric, thickened at the end with a flour paste and finished with fresh coriander and lemon.

Ingredients

Serves:6

300 g lamb shoulder, in 1.5 cm cubes
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 celery stalks with leaves, chopped
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground turmeric
0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp black pepper, ground
2 tbsp tomato paste
400 g tomatoes, grated
1 bunch coriander, chopped
0.5 bunch parsley, chopped
100 g brown lentils, rinsed
2 l water
400 g tinned chickpeas, drained
2 tsp salt
40 g vermicelli
2 tbsp plain flour
1 lemon, in wedges
8 dates, to serve

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

431kcal · per serving

24.6g

Protein

44.9g

Carbs

18.2g

Fat

Recipe total: 2584 kcal · P 147.4g · C 269.7g · F 108.9g

Estimated from 20 of 20 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat and brown the lamb for 5 minutes.
2
Add the onion, celery, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon and black pepper and cook 5 minutes, stirring, until the onion softens.
3
Stir in the tomato paste for 1 minute, then add the grated tomatoes, half the coriander and half the parsley and cook 5 minutes.
4
Add the lentils and 1.8 litres of the water, bring to the boil and simmer, partly covered, for 45 minutes, until the lamb and lentils are tender.
5
Add the chickpeas and salt and simmer 10 minutes, then add the vermicelli and cook 5 minutes more.
6
Whisk the flour with the remaining 200 ml of water until smooth and pour it into the soup in a thin stream, stirring constantly.
7
Simmer 5 minutes, stirring, until the soup turns silky and coats a spoon — this flour thickening is the signature of harira.
8
Stir in the remaining coriander and parsley and serve with the lemon wedges and dates.

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Questions and answers

How long does Harira take to make?

About 100 minutes: 20 min prep and 80 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Harira?

20 ingredients: lamb shoulder, olive oil, onion, celery stalks with leaves, ground ginger, ground turmeric, ground cinnamon, black pepper, tomato paste, tomatoes, coriander, parsley and 8 more.

How many servings does this Harira recipe make?

6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Harira?

About 431 kcal, with 24.6 g protein, 44.9 g carbohydrate and 18.2 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

Which diets does this Harira recipe suit?

It is dairy-free.

What cuisine is Harira?

Harira comes from Moroccan cuisine.

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