Harira is a classic Moroccan lentil soup with chickpeas, fresh herbs, and warm spices. Harira is a hearty tomato-based Moroccan soup recipe made with legumes like lentils and chickpeas, fresh herbs, and warm spices including turmeric, cumin and cinnamon. This harira recipe is even better the next day when the flavors have had time to meld. #lentilsoup #souprecipe
This tasty lentil soup recipe is served in Morocco and other parts of North Africa anytime of the year, but it is especially associated with the month of Ramadan and is served most often to break the fast.
INGREDIENTS:
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion finely chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 1 carrot peeled and chopped
- Kosher salt
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 ½ teaspoons black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cayenne
- 2 14- ounce cans crushed tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup packed chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 cup green lentils, rinsed
- 1 cup red lentils, rinsed
- 1 14- ounce can chickpeas
- 7 cups vegetable or chicken stock, preferably low-sodium
- ¼ cup long grain rice, rinsed or ¼ cup broken vermicelli
- Lemon wedges, for serving