Bhatmas ko jhol (Nepalese black soybean soup)

Instructions

1. Rinse the soybeans soaked overnight, then drain them.
2. Cook the soybeans in water with half the garlic and the turmeric for 1 hour over low heat, until they crush easily between your fingers.
3. Mash a little of the beans to thicken the broth.
4. In a pan, heat the oil and fry the sliced onion until golden.
5. Add the remaining garlic, the ginger, the chopped tomato and the chilli, then let it break down for 5 minutes.
6. Pour this mixture into the bean pot, add the ground cumin and salt, then simmer for 10 minutes.
7. Heat a small spoon of oil, pop the cumin seeds and asafoetida in it, then pour this tadka over the soup.
8. Sprinkle with coriander and garam masala and serve hot with rice.