Winter Day Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 diced onion
1 to 2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 bay leaf
1 to 2 Tbsp. basil
1 to 2 Tbsp. curry powder
2 to 3 qt. stock or water
1 c. mung beans
1 c. split peas
1 c. limas
1 grated carrot
1 diced potato
2 Tbsp. tamari or soy sauce

Preparation

Combine the last 7 ingredients in a soup pot; boil 10 minutes. In the meantime, saute the first 5 ingredients until onion is clear.
Add to soup pot.
Simmer 1 1/2 hours.
Serve over toasted French bread.