Warming · Chickpea Soup

Doubara (Dobara)

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This spicy chickpea broth is a favorite hangover cure and dawn-prayer breakfast in Constantine's old streets.

Doubara is a spiced chickpea and broad bean soup, simmered with cumin, harissa, and olive oil until warming and slightly thick. Ladled from big pots by street vendors, especially in Constantine and eastern Algeria.

Why it's made this way: Doubara traveled from Biskra to Constantine's old medina as an inexpensive, warming dish sold in the pre-dawn hours, making it a favorite for early risers.