Morrocan soup " Harira " is a bomb food

The most famous soup in Morocco " Harira "

morrocan soup bowl delicious and healthy

Ingredients :
4 large tomatoes
2 large onions
1 celery bouquet 
2 tablespoons of tomato paste 
1 big  tablespoons of margarine 
1 teaspoon salt (to be adjusted during cooking), 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, a pinch of saffron (optional).
1 can of chickpeas (or 1 cup of dry chickpeas soaked in water over night)
1/3 cup of vermicelli
2 big tablespoons of flour
One small bouquet  of coriander.
One small bouquet of parsely .
Beef or lamb meat (cut into small cubes) any quantity you want (you can also don’t use it ).

Water

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  1.       boil some water in a soup pot , put the tomatoes , onions , celery , parley and coriander in  in a steaming basket. Put it in the soup pot on the chickpeas and the meat.
  2.  close the soup pot and cook for 20 minutes,  until the vegetables and specially chickpeas are very well cooked, because chickpeas take a time to cook.
  3.  Place the vegetables and herbs in a bowl and mix them with a hand blender until you get a smooth puree.                                                
                                                                                
  4. in a large pot put the mixture “ vegetables and herbs” , 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, a pinch of saffron (optional),1 big tablespoons margarine,2 tablespoons of tomato paste, chickpeas and meat. Cover with boiling water .Place the pot over medium heat .
  5. To make the soup thickener (tedouira), combine 2 or 3 big tablespoons  of flour and 500 ml of lukewarm water in a bowl. until the flour is completely dissolved and set aside.
    flour bowl
  6.  when the soup boiling add it the mixture of flour and water ( tedouira) constantly stirring. You will notice the soup getting thicker. You can control the thickness of the soup depending to your taste by adding more or less of the tedouira.
  7. after 10 minitus , put 1/3 cup of vermicelli until it becomes soft.
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