Ashe Reshte (noodle Soup)

Ingredients

 * 1/2 lb ground beef


 * 1 small onion, grated


 * 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon


 * 1/4 teaspoon pepper


 * 1/2 teaspoon salt


 * 4-5 cups water


 * 1 1/2 teaspoons salt


 * 1/4 cup black-eyed peas


 * 1/4 cup lentils


 * 1 cup noodles


 * 1/2 teaspoon pepper


 * 1/2 cup parsley, chopped

SPICE MIX FOR SOUP


 * 1 tablespoon dried mint


 * 1/4 teaspoon pepper


 * 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

 * Put the meat in a bowl.


 * Add grated onions and seasoning, mix well and make meat balls the size of walnuts.


 * Put the water in a 3-qt pot.


 * Add salt and black-eyed peas and let cook for 15 minutes.


 * Add meat balls, lentils, noodles, pepper and parsley and let simmer on a medium fire for about 35 minutes.


 * Rub dried mint in the palm of your hands to make it powdery.


 * Add cinnamon and pepper to the mint.


 * Add this to the soup just before removing it from the fire.