Harira

Name: Harira
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 300g lamb shoulder, diced small; 200g red lentils; 400g cooked chickpeas; 400g crushed tomatoes; 1 large onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp turmeric; 100g vermicelli noodles; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 large handful fresh coriander and parsley; 2 lemons, juiced

Moroccan tomato and lentil soup with lamb, chickpeas and fresh herbs — the soup that breaks the Ramadan fast.

Total time

65 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

50 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mediterranean

Ingredients

300glamb shoulder, diced small

200gred lentils

400gcooked chickpeas

400gcrushed tomatoes

1large onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspground cinnamon

1 tspground ginger

1 tspground cumin

1 tspturmeric

100gvermicelli noodles

3 tbspolive oil

1 large handfulfresh coriander and parsley

2lemons, juiced

Instructions

Brown lamb in olive oil, add onion and cook until soft.

Add garlic and all spices, cook 2 minutes.

Add tomatoes, lentils and 1.5L water.

Simmer 30 minutes until lentils are very soft.

Add chickpeas and vermicelli, cook 10 more minutes.

Add lemon juice and season generously.

Scatter with masses of fresh coriander and parsley.

Serve with warm bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

581

Protein

34.1g

Fat

29.3g

Carbs

49g

Fiber

14.6g

Sodium

71mg

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