Moroccan Harira

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Lamb - cut small cubes
1 teaspoon	5ml	Tumeric
1 teaspoon	5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ginger
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
3/4 cup	82g / 2.9oz	Chopped celery and leaves
2		Onions - chopped
1/2 cup	8g / 0.3oz	Chopped parsley and cilantro
1		Tomatoes - (32 oz) - chopped
		Salt - to taste
3/4 cup	177ml	Lentils
1 cup	237ml	Chickpeas (canned are fine)
1/4 cup	59ml	Fine soup noodles
2		Eggs - beaten with the
		Juice of 1/2 lemon

Recipe Instructions

Put the lamb, spices, butter, celery, onion, and parsley/cilantro in a large soup pot and stir over a low heat for 5 minutes. Add the tomato pieces, and continue cooking for 10 to 15 minutes. Salt lightly.

Add the juice from the tomatoes, 7 cups of water, and the lentils. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, partially cover, and simmer for 2 hours.

When ready to serve, add the chickpeas and noodles and cook for 5 minutes. Then, with the soup at a steady simmer, stir the lemony eggs into the stock with a long wooden spoon. Continue stirring slowly, to create long egg strands and to thicken the soup. Season to taste. ladle into bowls and dust with cinnamon.

Serve hot to 8 people.

Source:
Soup Of The Evening...Beautiful Soup at http://www.soupsong.com

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