Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, harira - red lentil soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Beautifully spiced Moroccan lentil soup with red lentils and chickpeas. Super healthy, low-fat, high-protein, easily made vegan. This Moroccan Lentil Soup is hearty, healthy and delicious ~ tender red lentils and chickpeas flavored with warm, fragrant Moroccan spices. Harira looms large in Moroccan culture, often served at weddings and other celebrations, but the soup practically unites all of Morocco during the holy month of Ramadan.

Harira - Red Lentil Soup is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Harira - Red Lentil Soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook harira - red lentil soup using 21 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Harira - Red Lentil Soup:

1. Get 1 large onion (chopped)
2. Make ready 1 large carrot (chopped)
3. Prepare 1/3 cup parsley (finely chopped)
4. Prepare 1/2 cup cilantro (finely chopped)
5. Get 6 clove garlic (minced)
6. Prepare 2 tbsp ginger (finely minced)
7. Take 1 tsp turmeric
8. Prepare 1 tsp cinnamon
9. Take 1 tsp cumin
10. Get 1 tsp cayenne
11. Get 2 tsp pimentón dulce (or other smoked sweet paprika)
12. Take 1/2 tsp pepper (or more to taste)
13. Make ready 2 tsp salt (or more to taste)
14. Get 28 oz diced tomatoes
15. Get 1 1/4 cup red lentils (dry)
16. Make ready 8 cup vegetable broth
17. Make ready 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
18. Make ready side (garnish)
19. Get 4 limes (cut into small wedges)
20. Get 1 bunch of cilantro (finely chopped)
21. Get 6 pita breads (or toasted sliced baguette)

Harira is a classic Moroccan comfort soup made with tomatoes, lentils, chickpeas, fresh herbs, dried spices, and meat, making it a filling and satisfying dish. The national soup of Morocco, this Harira recipe is a total flavor explosion. Harira to Morocco is like Boeuf Bourgignon to France in that it's as much a household name as anything. Every child and adult in Morocco is familiar with harira and it's served in practically every home throughout the country.

Steps to make Harira - Red Lentil Soup:

1. Heat olive oil in large pot or dutch oven. Sauté onion, carrot, parsley and cilantro until caramelized.
2. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in the garlic, ginger and all of the spices. Sauté until fragrant; less than a minute.
3. Add lentils, tomatoes, and broth. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 50 minutes, or until the lentils have cooked thoroughly and soup has thickened. Salt to taste.
4. Serve with fresh lime wedges, chopped cilantro and toasted bread of your choice.

Harira to Morocco is like Boeuf Bourgignon to France in that it's as much a household name as anything. Every child and adult in Morocco is familiar with harira and it's served in practically every home throughout the country. This red lentil soup recipe was developed through pure necessity. The fridge was bare, with the exception of a few celery stalks, carrots, leeks, and some leftover crushed tomatoes, and I had Red lentil soup, coming right up! I'm convinced that improvisational cooking can lead to our best creations.

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