HARIRA delicious soup ( english)

 Ingredient

• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 stick celery, chopped ( 2 sticks if you really like celery)
• 100g  dried chickpeas
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tsp ginger
  
  
  100g lentils
• big bunch fresh parsley and fresh cilantro, finely chopped
• 400g can can tomatoes ( also chopped)
• 100g  vermicelli or rice
• 2 litres pints water
• 6-7 tbsp flour, for thickening ( with 2 cups of water)
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges
  
  

  Preparation 

  Put onion, the celery, drained chickpeas and all the spices, the lentils, herbs and tomatoes into a large saucepan, and and the water.

  let the mixture cook until the lentils are soft.

  Stir well  Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and let the mixture simmer over a medium heat for 30 minutes.

  Add some more water to replace what has evaporated during the cooking. Add the  vermicelli ( or rice but rice will need more cooking )

  In a bowl, mix the flour with a splash of water. Gradually add the flour mixture to the pan until well incorporated.

  Cook for a further 10 minutes, stirring from time to time.

  Serve in a bowl with lemon wedges on the side.