Harira Soup
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Heat olive oil in a large pot, add chopped onion and celery, and sauté for 4 minutes until translucent.
- 2Add pressed garlic, tomato paste, powdered ginger, turmeric, ground cumin, red pepper flakes, a pinch of saffron, and cinnamon; toast the spices for 1 minute until fragrant.
- 3Add vegetable broth, crushed tomatoes, rinsed green lentils, chickpeas, salt, and black pepper. Stir well, then simmer until the lentils are cooked.
- 4Stir in freshly chopped celery leaves, parsley, and cilantro.
- 5Mix flour with water in a separate container to create a slurry and stir it into the soup.
- 6Add the pasta to the soup.
Ingredients
- splash olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 celery, chopped
- 3 garlic, pressed
- 1 tomato paste
- 1 powdered ginger
- 1 turmeric powder
- 1 ground cumin
- 1 red pepper flakes
- 1 pinch saffron
- 1 cinnamon
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup green lentils, rinsed, dried
- 1 can chickpeas, canned or cooked
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- celery leaves, freshly chopped
- parsley, freshly chopped
- cilantro, freshly chopped
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 handful pasta (optional)
Equipment
large potwooden spoongarlic pressmesh strainermeasuring cup
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