HARIRA (SPICED MOROCCAN VEGETABLE SOUP WITH CHICKPEAS, CILANTRO, AND LEMON)
A Muslim staple to break the daily fast of Ramadan, this soup has crossed over to the Moroccan Jewish tradition of breaking the fast of Yom Kippur.
Provided by Joan Nathan
Categories Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Soup/Stew Dinner Kosher Vegetarian Chickpea Lentil Parsley Cilantro Carrot Tomato
Yield 8-10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté the onion, celery, and carrots until the onion turns translucent and begin to brown, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add the turmeric, cumin, harissa or chile flakes, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 cup each of the parsley and cilantro, tomatoes, and the stock or water and bring to a boil. If using the soaked chickpeas, drain them and add to the pot. Simmer uncovered for 25 minutes, then add the lentils, another teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of pepper and continue simmering until the chickpeas and lentils are cooked, about 20 minutes more. If using canned chickpeas omit the first 25 minutes of simmering and add with the lentils.
- Whisk the flour, egg, and lemon juice into 2 cups (470 ml) of water. Stir into the soup. Simmer the soup about 5 minutes more and serve, sprinkled with the remaining cilantro and parsley. And don't forget to have some extra harissa in a plate on the side.
CLASSIC MOROCCAN HARIRA: TOMATO, LENTIL, AND CHICKPEA SOUP
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Heat up the cooking oil in a 6-quart or larger pressure cooker. Add the meat.
- Cook for a few minutes, stirring to brown all sides.
- Add the pureed tomatoes, kosher salt, turmeric, parsley, cilantro, celery, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, onion, chickpeas, and smen (if using). Stir and add 3 cups of the water.
- Cover tightly and heat over high heat until pressure is achieved. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and release the pressure.
- Add the lentils, tomato paste mixture, and the remaining 8 cups (2 quarts) of water. If at any point there's an oily surface forming on top of the soup, simply skim it off and discard. This can happen because of the meat's fat, if left on.
- Have the rice or vermicelli at hand, if using, but don't add yet.
- Cover the pot and heat the soup over high heat until pressure is achieved. Reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking. If adding rice, cook the soup on pressure for 30 minutes. Release the pressure and add the rice. Cover and cook with pressure for an additional 15 minutes. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper if desired. If using vermicelli, cook the soup on pressure for 45 minutes. Release the pressure, and add the vermicelli. Simmer the soup, uncovered, for 5 to 10 minutes or until the vermicelli is plump and cooked. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper if desired.
- While the soup is cooking, make a soup thickener by mixing together the flour and water.
- Mix well, but if the mixture is not smooth, pass it through a sieve to remove lumps.
- Bring the soup to a full simmer. Slowly, and in a thin stream, pour in 1/4 of the flour mixture. Stir constantly and keep the soup simmering so the flour doesn't stick to the bottom or cooks up in lumps.
- Add another 1/4 of the flour thickener. You will notice the soup beginning to thicken when you've used approximately half the flour mixture. The thickness of harira is up to you.
- Simmer the thickened soup, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 10 minutes to cook off the taste of the flour. Remove the soup from the heat, serve, and garnish with some chopped parsley. Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 264 kcal, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 27 mg, Fiber 4 g, Protein 13 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 527 mg, Sugar 6 g, Fat 12 g, ServingSize 6 to 8 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
HARIRA: MOROCCAN CHICKPEA STEW WITH CHICKEN AND LENTILS
Harira is traditionally served each night of Ramadan to break the fast.
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 10h25m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Pick over the chickpeas, cover with cold water, and soak overnight at room temperature. Drain chickpeas and rinse well with cold running water. Drain and set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a medium stockpot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the chicken pieces with 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Add the chicken in batches, and cook until well browned, about 4 minutes per batch. Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside. Add the onions and celery and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the ginger, turmeric, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Return the chicken to the pan and add the tomatoes and their juices, stirring well. Stir in the chicken stock, lentils, and chickpeas and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook at a gentle simmer for 1 hour.
- Add the rice and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt and return the soup to a simmer. Cook covered for 30 minutes. Remove the lid, add the cilantro, parsley, and lemon juice and cook, uncovered for 5 minutes.
- Ladle into warmed soup bowls and garnish with fresh cilantro sprigs.
MOROCCAN HARIRA
This is a healthy vegetarian version of the classic Moroccan soup with plenty of cumin, turmeric and cinnamon, each offering different health benefits, plus it's low in fat and calories too
Provided by Good Food team
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large non-stick sauté pan over a medium heat and fry the onions and garlic until starting to soften. Tip in the spices and chilli, stir briefly, then pour in the passata and stock. Add the lentils, carrots, sweet potato and celery, and bring to the boil.
- Cover the pan and leave to simmer for 30 mins, then cook uncovered for a further 5-10 mins until the vegetables and lentils are tender. Stir in the chopped coriander and serve in bowls with lemon wedges for squeezing over, and the reserved coriander sprinkled over.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 335 calories, Fat 6 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 48 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 21 grams sugar, Fiber 13 grams fiber, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium
MOROCCAN HARIRA SOUP
This thick soup is a wonderful comfort food. It's easy to make, delicious and healthy! I know the spices sound strange, but the end result is an excellent savory soup. Good enough for company!
Provided by Wish I Could Cook
Categories Lentil
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Cook lentils in pot of boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Drain.
- Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onion, parsley, cilantro, ginger, and cinnamon. Saute 5 minutes or until onion is soft.
- Stir in tomatoes and saute 5 minutes more.
- Stir in broth, chickpeas, lentils, reserved tomato liquid, and 3 cups water.
- Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 45 minutes or until lentils are tender, stirring occassionally.
- In separate bowl, whisk flour with 1 cup water.
- Whisk in cilantro, lemon juice and tomato paste.
- Add mixture to soup.
- Add orzo to soup.
- Cook for 5 minutes or until orzo is soft.
MOROCCAN HARIRA & CHICKEN SOUP
This North African-inspired soup is flavoured with harissa and spices. Serve with hummus toasts and cooling yogurt
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Lunch
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Heat half the oil in a frying pan, season the thighs and brown really well on both sides. Remove to a plate. Tip a mug of water into the pan and simmer, scraping up all the browned bits. Tip this liquid into a measuring jug for later.
- Put the remaining oil, the vegetables and coriander stalks in a big saucepan. Gently cook until the veg is softened - about 5 mins. Stir in the spices, turn up the heat, and cook for a few mins. Stir in the harissa, followed by the tomatoes, the chicken, stock cubes and lentils. Top up your jug of chickeny juices to 500ml with water, then add this, too. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 30 mins.
- Lift the chicken from the soup and shred finely using a couple of forks. Return to the soup with the lemon zest and juice, sugar, and season to taste. Ladle into bowls with a dollop of yogurt and the coriander leaves, and serve with toast, spread with hummus and drizzled with oil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 316 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 28 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 17 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 22 grams protein, Sodium 1.6 milligram of sodium
MEATLESS HARIRA (A MOROCCAN SOUP)
This recipe is adapted from the one found in Paula Wolfert's "Couscous and Other Good Foods From Morocco". It should be stated that traditionally, the soup is made with meat, usually lamb. However, my husband (who is Moroccan) doesn't like it with meat, and so I came up with a meatless version; the broth cube adds some "meaty" flavor. Also, garam masala is Indian, not Moroccan; however, it is close to the Moroccan spice "ras el hanout" and adds a good flavor to the soup. This soup is traditionally prepared during Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting; however, it is good at any time, especially when cold weather arrives.
Provided by Nicole Isabella
Categories Lentil
Time 2h10m
Yield 1 large pot of soup
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a large soup pot, saute the onion, parsley, celery, pepper and turmeric in the butter for a few minutes, then add the cinnamon and other spices.
- Saute on very low heat for about 15 minutes or less, until the onions are soft and the spices are well-distributed.
- Wash the lentils.
- Puree the coriander leaves in a blender with a little water, or pound with a mortar and pestle.
- Add both to the pot, along with the crushed tomatoes (I also like to puree the tomatoes in the blender before I add them, to eliminate any large chunks that might remain).
- Cook for 15 minutes over low heat, and then add 1 1/2 quarts of water (about 7 cups).
- Add the soup cube.
- Cook on low/medium heat until the lentils are soft (I usually let the soup cook for about 2 hours to allow the flavors to blend).
- A few minutes before serving, add salt to the soup (you could also add some vermicelli or other small soup noodle at this point, but I personally don't; if you do, make sure to allow an extra few minutes for the noodles to cook).
- Add the flour and water mixture; mix well to prevent lumps from forming.
- Serve with lemon wedges on the side, to be squeezed over the soup.
HARIRA (MOROCCAN CHICKPEA SOUP)
A lovely, nourishing soup from Morocco. There are many variations; this very tasty (and interesting one) comes from David Scott's "Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookery". Posted in the hope of joing the North African and Middle Eastern Zaar Tag game :-) Please note that the "pint" I mention is a British pint of 20 fl oz.
Provided by Syrinx
Categories Moroccan
Time 2h
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Put the chickpeas, onion, olive oil, parsley, saffron and cinnamon into a large, heavy saucepan. Mix well, and heat for about 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add the 5 pints of water, stir, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about an hour, or until the chickpeas are cooked. Please note that chickpeas seem to vary wildly in their cooking times, so do keep an eye on it!
- Add the rice, return to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the rice is cooked (10-15 minutes for the sort of rice I use).
- When the rice is just cooked, beat the flour and 6 fl oz water into a smooth paste and stir it into the soup.
- Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, for a further 15 minutes.
- Remove the soup from the heat, add the lemon juice, then season to taste with salt and pepper. If the soup is too thick for your liking, you can add more boiling water to thin it down a bit.
- Stir in the lightly beaten eggs, and allow to stand for a few minutes until the eggs are cooked. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.9, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 70.5, Sodium 43.4, Carbohydrate 44.1, Fiber 7.5, Sugar 5.2, Protein 11.3
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