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Potato Harira
🇲🇦 Moroccan

Potato Harira

🇲🇦 Moroccan

Gentle simmered potato in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the moroccan answer to "something light tonight". 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
  • Potato4
  • Olive Oil1 tbsp
  • Lentils150 g
  • Stock or Broth1 litre
  • Vermicelli80 g
  • Ras el Hanout1/2 tsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sweat the onion in the Olive Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add the garlic and ras el hanout and cook for 30 seconds more.

  3. 3

    Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the potato.

  4. 4

    Simmer gently until the potato is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.

  5. 5

    Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh cilantro and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to make an authentic Moroccan Harira · on YouTube