Harira is a traditional Moroccan recipe – a hearty nourishing soup packed with lentils, chickpeas and lots of vegetables. Delicious, satisfying and quick to make in your Instant Pot.
400g| 14oz tin plum tomatoes, liquidised or passata
1.7litres / quarts vegetable stock
Small bunch parsley, chopped and divided
Small bunch coriander(cilantro), chopped and divided
80g| 1/2 cup small pasta shapes
Salt and pepper to season
Lemon wedges to serve
Instructions
Instant Pot method
Heat the oil using the ‘sauté’ function and cook the onion over medium heat for about five minutes. Add the spices and stir to combine.
Add the celery, carrot, lentils, chickpeas, passata and stock. Stir in half the herbs, cover, set vent to ‘sealing’ and cook for 13 minutes at high pressure. Release the pressure manually.
Add the pasta, cover and cook for zero minutes at high pressure. This should be sufficient time to cook small pasta shapes. Release the pressure manually.
Stir in the remaining herbs just before serving. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
Serve with lemon wedges on the side or a little apple cider vinegar stirred in.
Stovetop method
Heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the onion over medium heat for about five minutes.
Add the spices and stir to combine.
Add the celery, carrot, lentils, chickpeas, passata and stock.
Stir in half the herbs, bring to a simmer and cook over low heat for 20 minutes.
Stir in the pasta and cook for however long the recommended cooking time is. Serve as above.
Slow cooker method
Add all the ingredients apart from herbs and pasta and cook on low for 4 hours.
Add the pasta and half the herbs and cook for another 20-30 minutes on low until the pasta is cooked through. Serve as above.
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Notes
You can leave the pasta out if you prefer or intend to freeze the soup.The soup is quite thick but if you find it too thick you can stir in some hot water to dilute.Slimming World instructionsThis soup is zero syns if you use Fry Light instead of olive oil. If you use olive oil then it works out as 1 syn per serving (based on 6 servings).Please note I am not affiliated in any way with Slimming World. Syn values are based on the Slimming World online calculator. Nutritional information is always approximate, and will depend on ingredients you choose.