MOROCCAN CHICKPEA VEGETABLE SOUP

Moroccan cuisine has become one of the most fascinating foods now days all over the world. Its rich variety of stews and refined use of spices and the mixing of conflicting tastes and a delicious array of sweets, all define Moroccan cuisine, a cuisine that abounds in true Mediterranean essence.
And here I am with to day s recipe Moroccan chick pea and vegetable soup. This soup is a vegetarian of a thick aromatic soup, more like a stew which they enjoyed with whole meal bread or Khbuz. Traditionally they enjoyed this soup at the end of the day of fasting during the holy month Ramadan and here it is……………….


INGREDIENTS:----
Olive oil --- 2 tab sp
Onion s ---- 2 chopped
Ground cinnamon --- 1 tea sp
Turmeric --- 1/2 tea sp
Salt to taste
Ground pepper --- 1/2 tea sp (according to your taste)
Grated ginger --- 1/4 tea sp
Red chili power or hot chili sauce --- 1/4 tea sp
Saffron – 1 pinch crushed
Tomatoes --- 2 big chopped
Brown lentils --- 1/2 cup
Chickpeas – 1 cup
Carrots – 2 cut in to rounds
Potato – 1 medium cut in to small cubes
Water or vegetable broth --- 4 cups
Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup
Lemon juice --- 1/4 cup
Flour – 2 tab sp

METHOD:-----
1. In a heavy saucepan heat olive oil on a medium heat and add chopped onion s and fry till onion become soft, stir in between.
2. Now add turmeric powder, pepper, ginger, red chili powder or hot pepper, cinnamon powder, salt to taste and saffron and stir for 2 min.
3. Then add tomatoes and brown lentils, chickpeas carrot s, potato cubes, vegetable broth. bring to a full boil and reduce the flame cover and cook for 40 min. or till vegetables and lentils are tender.
4. Now mix flour in 1/2 cup water till smooth and add this flour mixture to soup and mix well.
5. Then add lemon juice (here if you feel like this soup become thick then add 1 cup more water and bring to a full boil).
6. Taste and adjust seasoning and garnish with coriander leaves
Serve with any bread.
THIS PROTEIN RICH CHICK PEA SOUP GOES TO LAVI S IAVW - MORACCAN EVENT BY VISHALI OF HOLY COW