Harira Recipe - Cooking Index

Ingredients

• 1 cup / 160g / 5.6oz Whole dried fava beans - (1/2 lb)
• Water - as needed
• 1 Bay leaf - (optional)
• 2 tablespoons / 30ml Olive oil
• 2 Onions - minced
• 2 lbs / 908g / 32oz Lamb shoulder chops - cut in 1" cubes
• 8 Spanish saffron threads - crushed
• 1 teaspoon / 5ml Ground turmeric
• 2 teaspoons / 10ml Ground ginger
• 10 Tomatoes - (to 12, abt 3 lbs) - peeled, seeded
• 30 Parsley sprigs
• 15 Cilantro sprigs
• 1 cup / 237ml Lentils
• 1 teaspoon / 5ml Freshly-ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon / 5ml Ground cinnamon
• Salt - to taste
• 1/2 cup / 73g / 2.6oz Crushed vermicelli - see * Note
• Chopped cilantro - for garnish
• Lemon wedges - for serving