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Harira

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 2 hrs 20 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 6 teaspoons olive oil
    • 500g lean lamb, diced
    • 1 large onion, diced
    • 2 stalks celery, diced
    • 1 medium carrot, diced
    • 1 teaspoon each ground turmeric, ginger, paprika and black pepper
    • 400g can diced tomatoes in juice
    • 6 cups hot water
    • ¾ cup brown lentils
    • ¼ cup chopped fresh coriander, leaf and stalks
    • ½ cup risoni or orzo pasta (or spaghetti broken in 2cm pieces)
    • 400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
    • 1 lemon, juice
    • extra chopped fresh coriander (and mint, if preferred), to garnish
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat 4 teaspoons of the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Add lamb and brown lightly. Remove meat and set aside.

    2 Add onion, celery and carrot to pan (add the remaining oil if needed) and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables have softened. Stir in spices and cook for 1 more minute or so.

    3 Return lamb to pan then add tomatoes, hot water, lentils and coriander. Stir to combine. Allow mixture to come to the boil then cover pan with a close-fitting lid. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer.

    4 Cook for about 1 1/2 hours then add pasta and chickpeas. Cook for 10-15 more minutes or until the pasta is soft.

    5 Add lemon juice. Spoon into bowls and serve garnished with extra coriander and mint (if using).

    Serving suggestion

    Crusty bread

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta (or omit).

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