Mung Bean Soup

Ingredients:

2 large onions (thinly sliced)
5 cloves garlic (chopped)
1/3 cup oil
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon tumeric
1 cup dried mung beans
7 cups homemade chicken broth
5 cups water
1/2 cup rice
6 small turnips (peel and cut in fourths)
2 bunches parsley (fine chop)
1 bunch dill (fine chop)
1 bunch scallions (fine chop)

1 lbs ground beef
1 onion

1. In a large pot, brown the onions and garlic in the oil.  Add salt, pepper and tumeric.  Add the mung beans and saute for 3 minutes.  Pour in the chicken broth and water.  Bring to boil, cover, reduce to simmer for 45 minutes.

2. Add rice, turnip, dill, parsely, scallions. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes.

3. Finely chop the remaining onion.  Add it to the ground beef.  Add salt and pepper.  Make the meat mixture into meat balls, and gently place them into the simmering soup.  Allow to cook for additional 15 mintues.