Yalla Market
Leblebi Soup Recipe
Tunisian
⏱ 1 h 35 min
Medium
Leblebi Soup — a classic Tunisian Vegetarian.
Ingredients
- 2 tbs Olive Oil
- 1 medium finely diced Onion Buy: Onion Powder · ₺55.99
- 250g Chickpeas Buy: Al Safwa Chickpeas · ₺33.99
- 1.5L Vegetable Stock
- 1 tsp Cumin Buy: Ground Cumin · ₺61.99
- 5 cloves Garlic Buy: Garlic Marinated Chicken · ₺149.99
- 1/2 tsp Salt Buy: Salt · ₺29.99
- 1 tsp Harissa Spice
- Pinch Pepper Buy: Haimi Pepper Spice · ₺105.99
- 1/2 Lime Buy: Dried Yellow Lime · ₺39.99
Preparation
- Heat the oil in a large pot.
- Add the onion and cook until translucent.
- Drain the soaked chickpeas and add them to the pot together with the vegetable stock.
- Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and cover.
- Simmer for 30 minutes.
- In the meantime toast the cumin in a small ungreased frying pan, then grind them in a mortar.
- Add the garlic and salt and pound to a fine paste.
- Add the paste and the harissa to the soup and simmer until the chickpeas are tender, about 30 minutes.
- Season to taste with salt, pepper and lemon juice and serve hot.