Beans are always a good meal, especially for countries with cold climate. They contribute with a good part of minerals and vitamins for a healthy body.

There are many types of beans, and of different colours. In Venezuela we have blacks, reds, pinks, with two colours, browns all of different taste too, but the favorite are the black beans. Today I am preparing this small white beans called "FRIJOLES" because they absorb the taste of anything you add to them.

The first thing to do is to clean them, and soak in water for about 2 hours to hydrate them. Passed that time wash them again and start cooking.

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of beans
• 1 potato
• 1 zucchini
• 1 carrot
• 2 tomatoes peeled
• 3 chilies
• 1 bunch of chives
• 1/2 red pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• coriander leaves
• 1 teaspoon honey
• olive oil
• water

Preparation:

• cook the beans
• fry the chives, red pepper, garlic, chillies and add to the beans
• cut the vegetables in small pieces and add to the beans
• peel the tomatoes and fry apart with 1 teaspoon of oil and the honey, add to the beans
• add 2 teaspoon of cumin powder, the cayenne pepper, adjust the salt
• mix and cook for 20 minutes with the lid on
• turn off the fire and add the coriander leaves
• serve hot