North African Spiced Soup
Ingredients
1- large onion, chopped5- cups vegetable stock
1- teaspoon ground cinnamon
1- teaspoon turmeric
1- tablespoon grated ginger
Pinch of cayenne pepper
2- carrots , diced
2- celery sticks, diced
1- ( 14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes or fresh……
1- pound of potatoes floured- diced
5- strands saffron
1- ( 14 ounce) can chickpeas drained
2- tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1- tablespoon lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Fried wedges of lemon to serve
Instructions
Place the chopped onion in a large pot with 1 1/4- cups of the vegetable stockBring the mixture to a boil and simmer gently for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix together the cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, cayenne pepper and 2 tablespoon of the stock to form a paste
Stir into the onion mixture with the carrots, celery and remaining stock….
Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, then cover and gently simmer for 5 minutes…..
Add the tomatoes and potatoes and simmer gently, covered for 20 minutes
Add the saffron, chickpeas, cilantro and lemon juice.
Season to taste and when piping hot serve with fried wedges of lemon and your favorite crusty bread ………