Mixed bean soup

We bought this bag of mixed beans from Safeway a few months back and finally boiled them (in the pressure cooker) this week, and finally finally I cooked them today. I decided to make an experimental bean soup, which turned out surprisingly well. I pureed three tomatoes, and ground a handful of peanuts. In a pot, heat olive oil and add some dill, then quickly add in the peanuts, fresh tomato puree, and about 1/2-1 spoon of garlic paste. Let it cook for a little bit, and then add the boiled beans and let it all simmer for as long as it takes to become tasty :). I added some dhaniya powder, chilli powder, and garam masala (not the sweetish one) too, and I guess it must have helped the taste :D

I also made Pongal; boil yellow moong dal and rice (1:1) in a pot till everything is soft and nicely done. Then fry jeera and coarsely crushed peppercorns (black) in hot ghee (the ghee should be really hot so that the jeera immediately darkens a lot). Then add the rice-dal mixture and stir for a while. It's really comfort food :)