Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, harira - red lentil soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Beautifully spiced Moroccan lentil soup with red lentils and chickpeas. Super healthy, low-fat, high-protein, easily made vegan. This Moroccan Lentil Soup is hearty, healthy and delicious ~ tender red lentils and chickpeas flavored with warm, fragrant Moroccan spices.
Harira - Red Lentil Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Harira - Red Lentil Soup is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have harira - red lentil soup using 21 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Harira - Red Lentil Soup:
- Take 1 large onion (chopped)
- Get 1 large carrot (chopped)
- Take 1/3 cup parsley (finely chopped)
- Take 1/2 cup cilantro (finely chopped)
- Get 6 clove garlic (minced)
- Get 2 tbsp ginger (finely minced)
- Prepare 1 tsp turmeric
- Get 1 tsp cinnamon
- Prepare 1 tsp cumin
- Make ready 1 tsp cayenne
- Make ready 2 tsp pimentón dulce (or other smoked sweet paprika)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp pepper (or more to taste)
- Make ready 2 tsp salt (or more to taste)
- Make ready 28 oz diced tomatoes
- Take 1 1/4 cup red lentils (dry)
- Take 8 cup vegetable broth
- Prepare 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Get side (garnish)
- Prepare 4 limes (cut into small wedges)
- Make ready 1 bunch of cilantro (finely chopped)
- Take 6 pita breads (or toasted sliced baguette)
Harira is a classic Moroccan comfort soup made of tomatoes, lentils, chickpeas, fresh herbs, dried spices, and meat, making it a filling and satisfying dish. Red lentils are perfect for weeknights, or whenever you're in a hurry to get a meal on the table. Due to how they're processed, de-husked, and split before packaging, they cook up quicker than any other variety of legumes, although they are slightly lower in fiber than the larger whole. This easy Moroccan Red Lentil Soup recipe is similar to classic harirra but with healthy swiss chard.
Instructions to make Harira - Red Lentil Soup:
- Heat olive oil in large pot or dutch oven. Sauté onion, carrot, parsley and cilantro until caramelized.
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in the garlic, ginger and all of the spices. Sauté until fragrant; less than a minute.
- Add lentils, tomatoes, and broth. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 50 minutes, or until the lentils have cooked thoroughly and soup has thickened. Salt to taste.
- Serve with fresh lime wedges, chopped cilantro and toasted bread of your choice.
In a effort to clean out my pantry, I decided to use up my remaining red lentils in a Moroccan harira-like concoction with lots of carrots and red chard mixed in. This Moroccan soup has lamb, lentils, chickpeas, noodles, egg and more and is spiced with cinnamon, ginger, cayenne and turmeric. This is the soup that Moroccans traditionally use to break the fast every night of Ramadan. Season with salt, pepper, mint leaves and cinnamon to taste. The national soup of Morocco, this Harira recipe is a total flavor explosion.
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