# Moroccan Harira

Harira is a traditional Moroccan soup that is both hearty and flavorful, often enjoyed during Ramadan or to cure any sickness.

- Total time: 55 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g lamb shoulder
- Oil for frying
- 1 large onion
- 6 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp ginger
- 1 tbsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 0.75 cup chickpeas
- 0.75 cup brown lentils
- Beef broth
- crushed tomatoes
- 1 celery stalk (with leaves)
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 bunch parsley
- Flour slurry
- Salt
- pepper
- 0.5 cup broken vermicelli
- lemon

## Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pot.
2. Add lamb and sear until browned.
3. Remove the lamb and set it aside.
4. Chop the large onion.
5. Mince the garlic cloves.
6. Stir in the chopped onion and minced garlic.
7. Add the seared lamb back to the pot.
8. Add tomato paste and stir until well combined.
9. Add ginger, ground turmeric, cinnamon, and ground cumin.
10. Chop the celery stalk with leaves.
11. Add the chopped celery and leaves to the pot.
12. Add lentils to the pot.
13. Add chickpeas to the pot.
14. Pour in crushed tomatoes.
15. Pour beef stock until the pot is full.
16. Cover the pot and let cook for about 40 minutes or until lentils are soft.
17. Break the vermicelli noodles.
18. Chop the cilantro.
19. Chop the parsley.
20. Add cilantro, parsley and vermicelli noodles to the soup and cook for about 15 minutes.
21. Prepare a flour slurry by mixing water and flour.
22. Add the flour slurry to thicken the soup.
23. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
24. Serve the Harira into a bowl.
25. Garnish with fresh parsley and a lemon wedge.

## Equipment

- pan
- cutting board
- knife
- ladle
- bowl
- whisk

## Tips

- Season with your heart.
- Serve with a squeeze of lemon.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-11-12

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