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Harira Soup 1 onion, chopped 2 ribs celery, chopped 1 small bunch cilantro, chopped 1 small bunch parsley, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon chopped yellow root ("kharqoum")* 16 oz can garbanzo beans, drained 16 oz can large butter beans or lima beans, drained 28 oz can whole peeled tomatoes, chopped & drained 1 cup lentils 1/2 cup rice 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 teaspoons salt or to taste 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 10 1/4 cups water, divided 1/2 cup broken vermicelli 2 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon lemon juice
In a Dutch oven, put onion, celery, cilantro, parsley, garlic, yellow root, garbanzo beans, butter beans, tomatoes, lentils, rice, tomato paste, salt, pepper, cumin, and 10 cups of water. Bring to a boil and cook, uncovered, on medium heat for 30 minutes. Add vermicelli and cook 5 minutes. In a small cup, mix flour with remaining 1/4 cup water until smooth. Stir into soup and cook 1 minute. Add lemon juice and serve.
Yellow root can be found at most ethnic-type farmers markets.
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