harira

Name: harira
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 handfuls A couple of fresh baby spinach leaves (optional, but leafy greens are your friend); 59 milliliters long-grain brown rice; 454 grams fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped OR 1 14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes with the juice (I used ½ box of Pomi since Im not a fan of canned tomatoes); 1 carrot, chopped; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 237 milliliters cooked chickpeas; 118 milliliters dried lentils; 59 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 lemon, cut into wedges; 2 Tbsps unrefined coconut or olive oil (I use coconut); 1 onion, chopped; 4 grinds of black pepper; 2 teaspoons sea salt; 454 grams boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs (or a combination of both), cut into 1-inch pieces; 710 milliliters chicken stock or vegetable stock, preferably homemade

Harir It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. If you have celery, chickpeas, lemon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the sea salt you could follow this main course with the Raspberry Sea Salt Brownies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Season the chicken with sea salt and pepper as early as possible.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the chicken pieces in 2 batches and brown on both sides.

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Chicken Pieces

Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside.

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Whole Chicken

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Pot

Add the onion, celery and carrot and cook until softened.

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Carrot

Celery

Onion

Add all the spices and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.

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Spices

Add the tomatoes with their juice, chickpeas and 1 teaspoons of sea salt. Cook until fragrant.Return the chicken to the pot with any accumulated juices.

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Chickpeas

Sea Salt

Tomato

Whole Chicken

Juice

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Pot

Add the stock, lentils and brown rice and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 50 minutes.

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Brown Rice

Lentils

Stock

Add cilantro and parsley and cook uncovered for 5 minutes or until the chickpeas are heated through. Stir in the spinach leaves, if using. Ladle into individual bowls and serve with a wedge of lemon.

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Spinach