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Harira (Bean & Lamb Soup)

Name: Harira (Bean & Lamb Soup)
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 100g Beef; 50g Lentils; 100g Chickpeas; 1 can Canned tomatoes; 1/2 Onion; 1/2 stalk Celery; To taste Parsley and cilantro; 2 tbsp All-purpose flour; A pinch Cinnamon powder; 600ml Water

Soup

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Lentils, chickpeas, and tomato simmer together in this nourishing soup, essential for breaking the Ramadan fast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Known as the traditional soup eaten first after sundown during Ramadan. Lentils, chickpeas, tomatoes, and spices simmer together, thickened with a bit of flour. Rich in nutrients and gentle on a body weakened by fasting, it's made in households year-round, not just during Ramadan.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At sundown during Ramadan, families gather to break their day-long fast together with the first warm spoonful of harira.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Beef 100g
Lentils 50g
Chickpeas 100g
Canned tomatoes 1 can
Onion 1/2
Celery 1/2 stalk
Parsley and cilantro To taste
All-purpose flour 2 tbsp
Cinnamon powder A pinch
Water 600ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Simmer the beef with minced onion and celery in water.
Add the lentils and simmer 20 minutes until tender.
Add the canned tomatoes and chickpeas; simmer 10 more minutes.
Whisk the flour with a little water and stir in to thicken.
Season with salt and cinnamon.
Scatter with parsley and cilantro to finish.

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