Harira - Foodaism

Name: Harira - Foodaism
Ingredients: 2 large onions ( finely diced, about 4 cups); 2 cups celery and celery leaves (diced ); ½ cup olive oil plus more for garnish; 8 garlic cloves (minced); 2 tbsps dried ginger; 3 tsps black pepper; 4 tsps turmeric; 2 tsp toasted and ground cumin; 1-2 tsp dried red chile flakes; 2 (3-inch) piece cinnamon stick, ground, or 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 8 cups diced ripe tomato ( fresh or canned); 2 T tomato paste; Salt; 4 cups red lentils, (rinsed); 2 cup dried chickpeas ( soaked overnight); 1/2 angel hair pasta or vermicelli (broken into 1-inch pieces or 6 T. uncooked white rice)

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The soup is Morrocan harira, the traditional dish Sephardic Jews, especially those from North Africa, eat at the end of the Yom Kippur fast.Harira is stew-like,

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Ingredients

2 large onions ( finely diced, about 4 cups)
2 cups celery and celery leaves (diced )
½ cup olive oil plus more for garnish
8 garlic cloves (minced)
2 tbsps dried ginger
3 tsps black pepper
4 tsps turmeric
2 tsp toasted and ground cumin
1-2 tsp dried red chile flakes
2 (3-inch) piece cinnamon stick, ground, or 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
8 cups diced ripe tomato ( fresh or canned)
2 T tomato paste
Salt
4 cups red lentils, (rinsed)
2 cup dried chickpeas ( soaked overnight)
1/2 angel hair pasta or vermicelli (broken into 1-inch pieces or 6 T. uncooked white rice)