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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Northern Africa >> Moroccan

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large soup pot, saute the onion, parsley, celery, pepper and turmeric in the butter for a few minutes, then add the cinnamon and other spices. | 2. Saute on very low heat for about 15 minutes or less, until the onions are soft and the spices are well-distributed. | 3. Wash the lentils. | 4. Puree the coriander leaves in a blender with a little water, or pound with a mortar and pestle. | 5. Add both to the pot, along with the crushed tomatoes (I also like to puree the tomatoes in the blender before I add them, to eliminate any large chunks that might remain). | 6. Cook for 15 minutes over low heat, and then add 1 1/2 quarts of water (about 7 cups). | 7. Add the soup cube. | 8. Cook on low/medium heat until the lentils are soft (I usually let the soup cook for about 2 hours to allow the flavors to blend). | 9. A few minutes before serving, add salt to the soup (you could also add some vermicelli or other small soup noodle at this point, but I personally don't; if you do, make sure to allow an extra few minutes for the noodles to cook). | 10. Add the flour and water mixture; mix well to prevent lumps from forming. | 11. Serve with lemon wedges on the side, to be squeezed over the soup. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
parsley	1	cup	chopped	21.6	3.798	1.7819999999999998	0.474
celery leaf	1	stalk	chopped	-	-	-	-
chickpea	1	can		1133.4333	188.7556	61.3793	18.1109
black pepper	1	teaspoon		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
garam masala	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
ginger	1	teaspoon		1.6	0.3554	0.0364	0.015
turmeric	1	teaspoon		9.36	2.0142	0.2904	0.0975
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
brown lentil	1/2	cup	dried	-	-	-	-
coriander leaf	2	tablespoons		0.46	0.0734	0.0426	0.0104
tomato	1	can	crushed	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
semolina	3	tablespoons	mixed	112.725	22.8049	3.9704	0.3288
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
bouillon cube	1			-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
lemon wedge				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.