Mixed Beans Megnum

Mixed Beans Megnum          10 Portions:

Ingredients:
1 kg of mixed beans, dried, soaked in water overnight
(Garbanzo/chick peas, red kidney beans, Lima beans, black eyed peas, black beans, 
edamame etc... )
2 tea spoon of garlic, chopped
2-3 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick
1/3rd cup of olive oil
1 tea spoon of cumin, ground
1 tea spoon of sugar
1/2 tea spoon of ginger roots, minced
1 tea spoon of ketchup
1/3rd cup of red pepper, chopped
1/3rd cup of leeks, chopped
1/3rd cup of onions,, chopped
1/3rd tea spoon of smoked paprika
1/2 cup of coriander/cilantro leaves, chopped
1 tea spoon of butter
salt-pepper

Method:
First, in a pot saute the above ingredients  (Except the last 3 ( ) items) with the oil for 2-3 min on a low-medium heat. Now, add the beans and lentils in it and stir it gently and add 1 Lt of water. Now, let it cook on a low heat for about 5 min. Stir it and check if  it's cooked (Tender). If not then continue cooking for the next 5 min. or so. Then, add the coriander/cilantro and the butter, stir it and season with salt-pepper. Serve hot as a side dish with your choice of mains/entrees. You can also serve just like that in a bowl as a main dish. Very healthy and easy to make and it has lots of flavour!