Ingredients

• 425g - cooked garbanzo beans (chick peas)
• 110g - vermicelli/ noodles
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1.5 tsp - ground black pepper
• 1 tsp - ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp - ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp - cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp - butter/margarine
• 3/4 cup - chopped celery
• 2 - onion chopped
• 1/2 cup - chopped fresh coriander leaves
• 800g - diced tomatoes
• 7 cups - water
• 3/4 cup - green lentils
• Juice of 1 lime
• Salt, to taste

How to Make Harira (vegetarian)

• In a pan heat butter and saute the onions till wilted. Add the celery, ginger, turmeric powder, cinnamon, pepper, coriander leaves and mix well. Saute for 2 minutes.
• Add the diced tomatoes, mix well and let it simmer for 15 minutes. Add water and lentils and simmer till the lentils are cooked.
• Add the cooked chick peas, salt and noodles and cook further 10 minutes till noodles are 'al dente'. Stir in the lime juice and cook for a minute.
• Serve hot immediately.
• Recipe Courtesy: Mareena's Recipe Collections