Moroccan Harira with Lentils and Chickpeas

Moroccan Harira with Lentils and Chickpeas : The emblematic Ramadan soup of Morocco: tomatoes, lentils, chickpeas, beef, vermicelli and fresh herbs, thickened with flour. Hearty and comforting.

• 6 servings
• Preparation 20 min
• Cooking 45 min
• Total 65 min
• Level medium
• Devices TM7 · TM6 · TM5

Ingredients : moroccan harira with lentils

• 250 g beef or lamb, in small cubes
• 1 onion
• 2 celery stalks
• 1 sprig of parsley
• 1 sprig of cilantro
• 500 g ripe tomatoes
• 1.5 liters water
• 80 g lentils
• 120 g cooked chickpeas
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 50 g vermicelli
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt

Preparation : moroccan harira with lentils

1. Put the onion, celery, parsley and cilantro in the bowl and chop. 6 secspeed 5
2. Add the chopped tomatoes and blend into a puree. 20 secspeed 7
3. Add the meat, spices, salt, lentils and 1000 ml of water, then cook with the lid on. 30 min100°Cspeed 1reverse
4. Add the chickpeas and vermicelli, then keep cooking. 8 min100°Cspeed 1reverse
5. Whisk the flour into 300 ml of cold water, pour it into the bowl and thicken. 5 min100°Cspeed 2
6. Serve piping hot with lemon and dates.

Storage: 3 days in the refrigerator, can be frozen.

You can make this dish stress free with simple ingredients. Allow about 65 minutes in total. All settings (time, temperature, speed and rotation direction) work on the Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7. Follow the steps in order and the result will turn out well. You can also download the recipe as a PDF or copy it to Cookidoo and cook it right away.