# Harira

Harira is a hearty Moroccan soup featuring lamb, lentils, chickpeas, and a blend of aromatic spices, perfect for curing any sickness.

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

## Ingredients

- 500 g lamb shoulder, cut into small cubes
- Oil for frying
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, chopped
- 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), finely chopped and cubed
- 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
- 1 bunch parsley, chopped
- Flour slurry
- Salt
- pepper
- 0.5 cup broken vermicelli
- lemon

## Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pot, add the lamb, and sear until browned. Remove and set aside.
2. Chop one large onion.
3. Chop 6-10 garlic cloves.
4. Stir in the chopped onion and garlic into the pot and add back the seared lamb.
5. Add tomato paste and stir until well combined.
6. Add 2 tsp of ginger.
7. Add 1 tbsp of ground turmeric, 1 tsp of cinnamon, and 1 tsp of ground cumin.
8. Finely chop and cube 1 celery stalk with leaves.
9. Add the chopped celery to the pot.
10. Add ¾ cup of brown lentils.
11. Add ¾ cup of chickpeas.
12. Add crushed tomatoes to the pot.
13. Fill the pot with beef broth until full and let cook for about 40 minutes or until the lentils are soft.
14. Chop one bunch of cilantro and one bunch of parsley.
15. Add chopped cilantro and parsley to the soup.
16. Add 1/2 cup broken vermicelli noodles to the pot and cook for about 15 minutes.
17. Prepare a flour slurry by mixing water with flour.
18. Add the flour slurry to thicken the soup.
19. Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.
20. Serve the Harira with a squeeze of lemon.

## Equipment

- pot
- cutting board
- knife
- spatula
- bowl
- whisk

## Tips

- All measurements are estimates; cook and season with your heart.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-09-27

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