| 3 | lg | Onions, peeled and thinly sliced |
| 3 | tb | Oil |
| 2 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | ts | Freshly ground black pepper |
| 1 | ts | Turmeric |
| 10 | c | Water |
| 1/4 | c | Dried red kidney beans, washed and soaked in cold water for 2 hours and drained |
| 1/4 | c | Dried navy beans |
| 1/4 | c | Dried chickpeas |
| 1/2 | c | Lentils |
| 1/2 | c | Beef broth, preferably homemade |
| 1/2 | c | Coarsely chopped fresh chives or scallions |
| 1/2 | c | Chopped fresh dill |
| 1/2 | c | Coarsely chopped fresh parsley |
| 6 | c | Spinach, washed and chopped OR |
| 3 | c | Frozen spinach, chopped |
| 1 | | Fresh beet, peeled and diced in 1/2" pieces |
| 1/2 | lb | Persian noodles (reshteh) OR |
| 1/2 | lb | Linguine noodles |
| 1 | tb | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | c | Liquid whey (kashk) OR |
| 1/4 | c | Wine vinegar |
