Black Turtle Beans Soup

Ingredients:

• Black turtle beans – 100 g
• Onion – ¼ cup
• Tomato – 1
• Garlic cloves – 3
• Cumin seeds – 1 Tea spoon
• Pepper powder – 1 Tea spoon
• Fresh cream – 2 Table spoon
• Oil
• Mustard seeds
• Salt to taste
• Coriander for garnishing

 Method:

• Soak black beans 6 -8 hrs in water. Discard soaked water and rinse them well in fresh water. Cook them with little water and keep it aside.
• In a vessel, heat one table spoon of oil. When the oil is in medium heat add cumin seeds and chopped tomato, sauté till they are slightly mashed. Grind them to a fine paste with a table spoon of cooked black beans.
• Heat oil in a vessel and add mustard seeds. When they pop up add onion and a pinch of salt. Fry till onion is slightly brown.
• Now add chopped garlic cloves, ground mixture, pepper, a cup of water and cooked black beans.
• Adjust salt and cook the mixture until it is done (in a slow flame).
• Add fresh cream (two table spoon) if you like.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.