Bean Soup

Bean Soup is a filling soup, healthy and tasty too. This soup contains 16 types of beans and veggies in it. The bean mix is easily available in any departmental store under the name 16 bean mix.
Prep Time	5 Minutes + Soaking Time
Cooking Time	30-40 Minutes
Serves	5 People
Ingredients	Bean Mix Onion Carrot Celery Bay Leaf Italian Seasoning Salt	1 Cup 1 Small 1 Small 2 Stalks 1 ½-1 Tsp. To Taste
To Grind	Tomato Onion Carrot Garlic Pepper	1 Small 1 Small 1 Small 1-2 Pods A Few
Method   1.     Soak the bean mix for 2-3 hours. 2.     Chop onion, carrot and celery to small pieces. 3.     Cook the above ingredients “To Grind” in a pressure cooker and grind it to a puree. 4.     In a pressure cooker add the soaked bean, onion, carrot, celery, bay leaf and 3 cups of water and cook up to 3 whistles. 5.     Once the pressure goes down, add in the ground mixture to the cooked bean mixture. 6.     Add salt and Italian seasoning and let it boil. 7.     Adjust the soup consistency by adding some water before the soup boils. 8.     Squeeze lemon to taste and garnish with coriander leaves and serve the soup. Note: The 16 Bean Mix contains: Pinto Beans, small red beans, pink beans, red kidney beans, great northern beans, baby lima beans, large lima beans, black eye peas, small white beans, black beans, whole green peas, yellow split peas, green split peas, lentils, chick peas, pearl barley. The Italian Seasoning contains: all dried parsley, thyme, oregano and basil.