Community Pick
Hasa Al Hummus -- Moroccan Chickpea Soup
photo by luvcookn
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 cup dried garbanzo beans, soaked overnight
- 8 cups water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 cups onions, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, peeled and diced (optional)
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 small hot pepper, chopped finely
- 1⁄2 cup fresh coriander, leaf chopped finely
- 1⁄2 cup fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped finely
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh black pepper
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
directions
- In a soup pot combine the chickpeas and water and bring to a rolling boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium and cook 1 hour.
- While the beans are cooking, heat the oil in a skillet and sauté the onions, garlic, and hot pepper (we use a small straight pickled hot pepper from a jar) until they barely take on color; very slightly browned.
- Add the mixture and the remainder of the ingredients to the soup pot and simmer 1 hour or until the chickpeas are soft. You don't want a "bite" to the chickpeas but firm and creamy.
- NB: The preparation time does not include soaking the chickpeas.
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Reviews
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4 1/2 stars. This soup is fine. I didn't use cayenne but added a little baharat spice mix that had cayenne in it. I also through in some frozen mixed vegetables DH liked that I preferred it without just because they tasted like what they are, frozen vegetables. I don't think I will make this soup again.
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Tweaks
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A fabulously flavoursome soup which was really quick to make and, as an added bonus, is VERY low in fat, so you can savour the wonderful blend of flavours and feel virtuous doing so! I made only one change: I subbed the hot pepper for a sweet red capsicum (personal taste preference). And I included the optional tomatoes. I served this to friends with warm pita bread and everyone loved it, came back for seconds and wanted the recipe! Thank you so much for sharing this!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Hajar Elizabeth
Westbrook, 58
www.realethnic.blogspot.com
I am marrying soon to a man who loves to eat as much as I love to cook. Gym, here he comes! I am also currently working on 3 cookbooks though I need Dragon software now due to my disabilities.
My fiance and I love to be outdoors, have picnics and barbeques where I smoke all sorts of meats. I have traveled the world and am now still in my home port; at least to live but no moss grows under these feet!
My fiance cannot cook, however and is now receiving cooking lessons from me. Anyone interested in cooking lessons in my area, please feel free to get in touch.