# Moroccan Harira

Harira is a traditional Moroccan soup that is so good it can cure 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
- crushed tomatoes
- 1 celery stalk (with leaves), finely chopped and cubed
- 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
- 1 bunch parsley, chopped
- Flour slurry
- to taste Salt & pepper
- 0.5 cup broken vermicelli
- as needed beef stock
- lemon

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

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

## Tips

- Season with your heart.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-10-15

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