Spiced Black Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 large onions, chopped
1/4 c. salad oil
2 1/2 qt. chicken broth
3/4 lb. dry black beans
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
6 cardamon pods, pull off pods and use seed
2 Tbsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. cumin seed
1 cinnamon stick
some coriander
some dry red chili pepper
bay leaf
1 tsp. oregano

Preparation

In a 4 to 5-quart pan, over medium heat, cook onions in oil until limp and lightly browned, stirring often.
Add chicken broth, beans, tomato paste, spices and herbs.
Cover, bring to boil over high heat; reduce to simmer until beans mash easily, about 3 1/2 hours.
(Soaking beans overnight can reduce cooking time to 2 1/2 hours.)
Uncover and boil beans on high until reduced to about 5 1/2 cups, about 30 minutes, stirring to prevent scorching.