Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 lb Uncooked red kidney beans
2 pt Water
1 tb Olive oil
1 lg Onion, finely chopped
1 ea Garlic clove, pressed
1/2 lb Mixed vegetables*
1/2 ts Basil
1/2 ts Cumin
1/4 ts Cayenne pepper
1 tb Chili powder
14 oz Tomatoes, chopped finely+
2 tb Tomato paste
3 tb Red wine++
2 oz Bulgur wheat+++
1 1/2 pt Stock
2 tb Lemon juice
Salt pepper

Soak beans. Drain rinse well. Bring to boil in fresh water boil
fast for 10 minutes. Reduce heat cook for 40 minutes, depending
upon the freshness of the beans. Older beans will take longer to
cook. Drain, reserving the liquid for stock later. Heat the olive oil
in a large pot, gently fry the onion garlic for a few minutes. Add
the chopped vegetables, cooked beans, basil spices. Stir well
cook for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, bulgur wheat 1
pint of the stock. Bring to a boil, cover the pot, reduce heat
simmer gently for 30 minutes. Add the lemon juice the rest of the
seasonings. Add more stock if necessary. Cook for a further 20
minutes. Serve. * Use a mixture of carrots, bell peppers, celery +
Either fresh or canned tomatoes will work ++ You can omit the wine or
substitute with a little tomato juice or extra stock +++ If you can't
get bulgur wheat, try using brown rice

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