This soup draws its inspiration from the rich cuisines of North Africa. The chickpeas and lentils make this dish protein-packed and hearty, while an array of spices, harissa, and zesty lemon juice create a harmonious balance of heat and brightness.
Servings
Total
45 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Free from
soy
peanut
tree nut
sesame
gluten
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So delicious and packed with flavours! I enjoyed making this soup, it's easy to make. Thanx PUL team ❤️
Claire - March 7, 2025, 10:42 a.m.
Lovely
Patricia Longoria - Feb. 15, 2025, 4:09 a.m.
This was simple and so good, I also love that I can freeze it. I'll definitely be making this again soon!
Amitabh Prasad - Feb. 12, 2025, 1:27 p.m.
Made it 2-3 times loved it
Norma - Jan. 20, 2025, 8:45 a.m.
You are amazing!!! Every recipe is spot on. I’ve become so much more creative as a cook, thank you so much ❤️
Alexis - Nov. 28, 2024, 1:17 p.m.
So flavorful and cozy, perfect for winter! Next time I make this, I think I’ll blend half of it to make it more thick and have less “chunks”
D T - Nov. 23, 2024, 4:55 p.m.
So easy to make and so flavoursome. The mix of spices is perfect. I don't like chilli heat so I didn't add any harissa but it still worked. Delicious.
Dice IsNice - Nov. 22, 2024, 4:42 a.m.
This app makes it all sooooooo easy to make such delicious dishes. This recipe came out amazing and was a hit
PUL Team - Nov. 22, 2024, 3:40 p.m.
Aww we're so happy to hear this, friend! Thanks for sharing your love for the recipe and app. It made our day ☺️✨
Alicia Güther - Nov. 3, 2024, 7:57 p.m.
Loved this one!
Samantha - Oct. 26, 2024, 8:19 p.m.
Very filling and flavorful
Ximana - Oct. 8, 2024, 10 p.m.
Love this!!! Perfect for cold weather, warms body and soul
Shelly Vargas - Sept. 17, 2024, 1:09 p.m.
It was delicious! I didn’t have harissa but had a bit of vindaloo paste, so I used that instead 😊
hayley munro - Aug. 6, 2024, 8:19 p.m.
Just made this soup.....delicious.....will definitely make again.
Doris - May 29, 2024, 7:18 p.m.
Nice recipe. Added 65 grams of frozen spinach per person. Put half of the soup in the blender to make it more homogeneous. Also added a small naan bread to dip in the soup.
PUL Team - May 30, 2024, 12:15 a.m.
Thank you for taking the time to share your twists with the soup, Doris!
Susan Hodel - May 28, 2024, 1:26 p.m.
Flavour was great and very easy to make!
Chrysiida - April 5, 2024, 1:48 a.m.
Fell in love with the harissa sauce from another recipe of yours, so I had to try it with legumes too and I actually liked it even better this time! I am definitely going to be making this one again!
PUL Team - April 5, 2024, 4:59 a.m.
That's fantastic to hear, Chrysiida! Looking forward to your next culinary adventure 🤗
Floriana Muzzigoni - March 29, 2024, 10:39 p.m.
Super, delicious 🥰 So good and flavour ❤️🥬 10/10
Chris Jackson - March 11, 2024, 11:06 p.m.
Amazing! Delicious! I put two fresh baked herbed biscuits at the bottom the bowl and the soup (which is a lot like a stew) over it.
Wally - March 5, 2024, 5:31 a.m.
It funny your soup reminded me of my wife’s harira. The recipe is very similar. We use fresh grated ginger 1 tbs., tomato paste instead of harissa, a small amount of orzo or rice, I was surprised that there was no garlic in this recipe we use 2 to 5 cloves depending on the season. The sequence is different. We bloom the spices before putting the cilantro in and sometimes we split it with parsley and coriander. This all goes in and is cooked for a minute or 2 before adding the lentils and broth. The other variation is the tomato fresh is best but if not add celery leaves with rib and tomatoes to blender and liquify. This is added after lentils are cooked about the same time the canned chickpeas are added. The last thing is mix 1 tbs. of flour in water. Stir it into the broth. It is a thickener but it adds a silkiness to the soup. Other variations up to 1 lbs. of fresh tomatoes and saffron if you have some and she would use ghee sometimes. Otherwise the quantities were the same. Here again my granddaughter says yummy. Which for this nutritious recipe it’s a winner. Thank you.
PUL Team - March 5, 2024, 7:23 a.m.
It's fascinating how recipes can vary across families and regions! Your wife's harira sounds delicious. How wonderful to hear that your granddaughter enjoyed it too! Thank you for sharing your family's recipe traditions, Wally 🥰
Roosa - March 4, 2024, 7:53 p.m.
This was delicious 😋 I added cooked penne to stretch the dish since I have so much pasta in my pantry. Next time I'll cut the 🥕 into a bit bigger pieces and I'll add a touch more harissa to have it more spicy 🔥
PUL Team - March 5, 2024, 4:59 a.m.
Mmm sounds lovely, Roosa - happy cooking!
julia 🩷 - March 4, 2024, 4:06 p.m.
Love it! Perfect dinner with family recipe.
kat - Feb. 26, 2024, 6:51 p.m.
Simply delicious. I was scared how spicy it was right after cooking, but after one day .. just amazing. Depends also what kind of Harissa you use.
louise - Jan. 27, 2024, 4:24 p.m.
Hearty and healthy and to cook. Needed 40 minute simmer time for lentils
Dean - Jan. 22, 2024, 8:30 p.m.
My first excursion into cooking and my first vegan meal. We didn’t have and we couldn’t find harissa so we substituted Sriracha. Amazingly tasty. 
PUL Team - Jan. 23, 2024, 5:27 a.m.
How exciting to hear, Dean, thanks for welcoming us int our kitchen! Happy cooking 🤗
Lara - Jan. 15, 2024, 3:34 p.m.
I think this is my new favourite soup/ stew🤗
PUL Team - Jan. 15, 2024, 7:25 p.m.
Gosh what a big compliment! Thank you, Lara 😊
Karolina - Jan. 10, 2024, 11:46 a.m.
This soup is sooo flavourful and comforting! Perfect to enjoy under a blanket 😊
kaylin - Jan. 9, 2024, 11:12 p.m.
Very good!
Rajni Kaur - Jan. 7, 2024, 10:20 p.m.
Wow, my two male friends devoured this and I kept going for more! This dish is so rich, flavourful and easy to make, it'll be a winner for a mid-week dish! Thank you so much for this one, I really can't praise this dish enough!
PUL Team - Jan. 9, 2024, 7:04 a.m.
Aw we're so happy that the soup was enjoyed, Rajni! Thanks a million for the glowing review ☺️
Page - Jan. 5, 2024, 3:59 a.m.
I followed the recipe and really enjoy the soup itself! I prefer my food very flavorful and packing a punch, so I would personally just add more harissa for a bit of an oomph. This will definitely be a soup that I make a freeze for future dinners when I don’t feel like cooking!
PUL Team - Jan. 5, 2024, 8:08 p.m.
So happy to hear, Page, and a lovely idea to add more harissa to taste 😃
What others say
So delicious and packed with flavours! I enjoyed making this soup, it's easy to make. Thanx PUL team ❤️
Lovely
This was simple and so good, I also love that I can freeze it. I'll definitely be making this again soon!
Made it 2-3 times loved it
You are amazing!!! Every recipe is spot on. I’ve become so much more creative as a cook, thank you so much ❤️
So flavorful and cozy, perfect for winter! Next time I make this, I think I’ll blend half of it to make it more thick and have less “chunks”
So easy to make and so flavoursome. The mix of spices is perfect. I don't like chilli heat so I didn't add any harissa but it still worked. Delicious.
This app makes it all sooooooo easy to make such delicious dishes. This recipe came out amazing and was a hit
Loved this one!
Very filling and flavorful
Love this!!! Perfect for cold weather, warms body and soul
It was delicious! I didn’t have harissa but had a bit of vindaloo paste, so I used that instead 😊
Just made this soup.....delicious.....will definitely make again.
Nice recipe. Added 65 grams of frozen spinach per person. Put half of the soup in the blender to make it more homogeneous. Also added a small naan bread to dip in the soup.
Flavour was great and very easy to make!
Fell in love with the harissa sauce from another recipe of yours, so I had to try it with legumes too and I actually liked it even better this time! I am definitely going to be making this one again!
Super, delicious 🥰 So good and flavour ❤️🥬 10/10
Amazing! Delicious! I put two fresh baked herbed biscuits at the bottom the bowl and the soup (which is a lot like a stew) over it.
It funny your soup reminded me of my wife’s harira. The recipe is very similar. We use fresh grated ginger 1 tbs., tomato paste instead of harissa, a small amount of orzo or rice, I was surprised that there was no garlic in this recipe we use 2 to 5 cloves depending on the season. The sequence is different. We bloom the spices before putting the cilantro in and sometimes we split it with parsley and coriander. This all goes in and is cooked for a minute or 2 before adding the lentils and broth. The other variation is the tomato fresh is best but if not add celery leaves with rib and tomatoes to blender and liquify. This is added after lentils are cooked about the same time the canned chickpeas are added. The last thing is mix 1 tbs. of flour in water. Stir it into the broth. It is a thickener but it adds a silkiness to the soup. Other variations up to 1 lbs. of fresh tomatoes and saffron if you have some and she would use ghee sometimes. Otherwise the quantities were the same. Here again my granddaughter says yummy. Which for this nutritious recipe it’s a winner. Thank you.
This was delicious 😋 I added cooked penne to stretch the dish since I have so much pasta in my pantry. Next time I'll cut the 🥕 into a bit bigger pieces and I'll add a touch more harissa to have it more spicy 🔥
Love it! Perfect dinner with family recipe.
Simply delicious. I was scared how spicy it was right after cooking, but after one day .. just amazing. Depends also what kind of Harissa you use.
Hearty and healthy and to cook. Needed 40 minute simmer time for lentils
My first excursion into cooking and my first vegan meal. We didn’t have and we couldn’t find harissa so we substituted Sriracha. Amazingly tasty. 
I think this is my new favourite soup/ stew🤗
This soup is sooo flavourful and comforting! Perfect to enjoy under a blanket 😊
Very good!
Wow, my two male friends devoured this and I kept going for more! This dish is so rich, flavourful and easy to make, it'll be a winner for a mid-week dish! Thank you so much for this one, I really can't praise this dish enough!
I followed the recipe and really enjoy the soup itself! I prefer my food very flavorful and packing a punch, so I would personally just add more harissa for a bit of an oomph. This will definitely be a soup that I make a freeze for future dinners when I don’t feel like cooking!