On this chilly day, the idea of curling up on a couch with a bowl of soup seemed so invigorating and hence here is harira - the hearty, harmonius blend of chickpea and lentils. A vegan version of course.
Ingredients needed for 4 servings:
1 Tbsp oil
1/2 tsp fresh ginger - peeled & grated
1 small onion - finely minced
1 celery stick - diced
2 tomatoes - diced (I added tomato & tomato paste)
2 Tbsp lentils (soaking for a couple of hours makes cooking faster)
A handful of garbanzo beans / chana - soaked overnight and cooked till tender or scant 1/2 cup from a can
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder or a 1" cinnamon piece
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Vegetable stock / water - About 5 to 6 cups (I added a Knorr bouillon cube when the water was boiling)
1 - 2 Tbsp flour
Salt and pepper to taste
Juice from a small lemon
Minced parsely/cilantro for garnish
Making Harira:
- Heat the oil and add the minced ginger and fry till it turns golden brown.
- Then add onion and fry it till it turns translucent.
- After that, add celery and chopped tomatoes and sauté till tomatoes turn mushy.
- Then go the lentils, turmeric powder, cinnamon, cumin powder and about 2 cups of vegetable stock / water.
- Cook till the lentils are tender. Mix the flour with little water and make a paste with out any lumps. Add this paste and the cooked garbanzo and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes more. If using beans from a can, drain the liquid and wash them before adding. Keep adding water as needed through out the process.
- Add salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Stir in the lemon juice and parsley / cilantro.
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lovely soup..creamy
ReplyDeleteLooks great Suma !!!
ReplyDeletelike the bowl of soup with lemons in it, looks lovely. Warm soup on chilly day is always comforting.
ReplyDeleteSoup looks yummy...Awesome pic too...
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ReplyDeleteColorful and hearty soup.
ReplyDeleteDelicious and yummy soup.. tempting...
ReplyDeleteSouper sunday! That would be a super sunday if I had this on a weekend. Lovely entry, thanks!
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ReplyDeleteThats a pleasing soup, love harira much..Gorgeous click SUma..
ReplyDeletelooks so tempting! nice click.
ReplyDeleteWow...Looks so yummy Suma...shall try it soon!
ReplyDeletegreat looking soup! Toooo tempting :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful pic :) The pic tells the rest of the story :)
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