Harira - vegetable soup
Healthy vegetarian version of the classic soup with additional cumin, turmeric and cinnamon.
Recipe from bbcgoodfood ↗15 min
Prep
40 min
Cook
4
Serves
335 kcal
Calories
16g
Protein
48g
Carbs
6g
Fat
Ingredients
Other
1-2 tbsp rapeseed oil1 pieces
large onions finely chopped2 pieces
garlic cloves chopped4 pieces
turmeric2 tsp
cumin2 tsp
½ tsp cinnamon1 pieces
red chillies deseeded and sliced2 pieces
500g carton passata1 pieces
1.7l reduced-salt vegetable bouillon1 pieces
175dried green lentils1 pieces
carrots chopped into small pieces2 pieces
sweet potato peeled and diced1 pieces
celery sticks chopped into small pieces5 pieces
⅔ small pack coriander few sprigs reserved, the rest chopped1 pieces
lemon cut into 4 wedges, to serve1 pieces
Method
01
Heat the oil in a large non-stick sauté pan over a medium heat and fry the onions and garlic until starting to soften. Tip in the spices and chilli, stir briefly, then pour in the passata and stock. Add the lentils, carrots, sweet potato and celery, and bring to the boil.
02
Cover the pan and leave to simmer for 30 mins, then cook uncovered for a further 5-10 mins until the vegetables and lentils are tender. Stir in the chopped coriander and serve in bowls with lemon wedges for squeezing over, and the reserved coriander sprinkled over.