Vegetarian Uzbek Mung Bean Soup (Mashkitchiri)

Name: Vegetarian Uzbek Mung Bean Soup (Mashkitchiri) Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1/2 cup mung beans; 1 big onion chopped; 3 cloves of garlic; 4 medium size carrots cut in rounds; 6 red potatoes coarsely diced; 1/2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 can of diced tomato or 2-3 diced fresh tomatoes; 3 tbsp butter; 1 tsp paprika; 1/2 tbsp cilantro; 1 tsp pepper flakes; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1/2 tsp black pepper; salt (to taste); 2-3 cups of water (if you want the stew to be very thick use two.)

Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 60

Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

1/2 cup mung beans1 big onion, chopped3 cloves of garlic4 medium size carrots, cut in rounds6 red potatoes, coarsely diced 1/2 tbsp tomato paste1 can of diced tomato or 2-3 diced fresh tomatoes3 tbsp butter1 tsp paprika1/2 tbsp cilantro1 tsp pepper flakes1/2 tsp cumin1/2 tsp black peppersalt (to taste)2-3 cups of water (if you want the stew to be very thick, use two.)

Directions

-Heat butter in a big pot and add onions, garlic cloves. Cook for 5 minutes or until onions are transparent. (DON'T BROWN THE ONIONS)

-Add carrots + potatoes and stir for 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir for another 5 minutes

-Add paprika, cumin, pepper flakes, cilantro, black pepper, salt, and diced tomatoes. Stir for a minute or two.

-Stir in mung beans and water. First bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low heat for 40 minutes to an hour, until the beans are soft and cooked.

Serving Size: Makes about 5 9-oz servings

Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MICHELLE_391.

Servings Per Recipe: 5

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