🇲🇦 Moroccan

Pumpkin Harira

Name: Pumpkin Harira
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 300 ml Tomato Puree; to taste Salt; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 200 g Chickpeas; small handful Fresh Cilantro; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 150 g Lentils; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 500 g Pumpkin; 80 g Vermicelli; 1/2 tsp Ras el Hanout

🇲🇦 Moroccan

A clear, restorative moroccan soup starring pumpkin — light on the palate, big on aroma. 30 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Tomato Puree300 ml
Saltto taste
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Chickpeas200 g
Fresh Cilantrosmall handful
Olive Oil1 tbsp
Lentils150 g
Stock or Broth1 litre
Pumpkin500 g
Vermicelli80 g
Ras el Hanout1/2 tsp

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Olive Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and ras el hanout and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the pumpkin.
4
Simmer gently until the pumpkin is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh cilantro and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the ras el hanout in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Raising the Standard, Pumpkin Moroccan Soup · on YouTube