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.

Other Links
Aash-e Reshteh Recipe at persiancity.com