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THICKENS ITSELFFREEZES WELLA POT LASTS THE WEEK

Harira

Lentils, chickpeas and a little lamb under a tomato broth, finished with a flour slurry that turns the whole thing velvet.


Serves6Active25 minTotal1 hr 35 minVesselHeavy pot
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HEAVY POT OVER MEDIUM-HIGH HEAT
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From the fire

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  • If you dump the slurry in it will seize into lumps and you will be fishing them out for ten minutes. Thin stream, and keep the spoon moving.

    Nadia · Amsterdam

  • Add a handful of broken vermicelli in the last ten minutes if you want it heartier. That is how we had it at home.

    Youssef · Toronto

What people swapped, and where

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  • In AmsterdamNadia

    Dutch tomatoes in February are water. Canned San Marzano and an extra spoon of paste, every winter.

  • In ChicagoSalma

    Lamb out entirely and an extra half cup of lentils in. It is a Ramadan pot for twelve people and nobody misses it.

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