Ali Tadlaoui
Break your fast with harira soup
In my latest podcast episode, "Pleasures of Fasting," I talk through a recipe for a soup that is a staple in Morocco during the fasting month of Ramadan. Here is the recipe for this vegan harira.
ALI'S HARIRA
In a big stock pot add:
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped parsley
1 cup chopped cilantro
2 tbsp chopped celery leaf – the stuff hidden behind the stalks
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of black pepper
Pinch of salt
Sauté above in 1 tbsp olive oil until golden
Add 1/2 cup dried lentils
Add 1.5 qts vegetable stock
Add a can of chickpeas
Add 32oz crushed tomato (big+little can)
Cook until lentils are tender
Stir 1.5 tbsp flour into warm water then add to soup
Done
Salt to taste
Serve with lemon wedges
