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Harira
Serves 6
Easy
Total time:
A North-African vegetable soup, traditionally used to break the fast during Ramadhan.
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- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 carrot, cut into pieces
- 1 courgette, cut into pieces
- 2 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 small potato, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp lentils
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp ginger powder
- 7 cups of stock
- 2 tbsp bulghur (cracked wheat)
- 1/3 can chick peas
- large handful or chopped coriander
- lemon wedges
Method
step 1
Fry onion in oil until beginning to soften then add garlic, cooking for a few minutes more.step 2
Add cinnamon, turmeric, ground coriander and ginger, cooking for 2 minutes then add carrot, courgette, tomatoes, potato, lentils and stock. Bring to boil then simmer for 20 minutes. Allow to cool slightly then liquidize and return to pan.step 3
Bring back to simmer, add chick peas, burghul and chopped coriander and cook for 3 minutes.step 4
To serve, squeeze in lemon juice and stir.
