| 1 | Put the meat in a bowl. |
| 2 | Add grated onions and seasoning and mix well. |
| 3 | Make meat balls the size of walnuts. |
| 4 | Put water in a 3 qt pot. |
| 5 | Add salt and rice and let cook for 15 minutes. |
| 6 | Add vegetables and let cook for another 15 minutes. |
| 7 | Cut fresh pomegranate and take out the seeds to make about 1 ?cups. |
| 8 | Add meat balls, pomegranate seeds, and sugar to the soup and let cook for another 20 minutes on a low fire or until the meat is done. |
| 9 | Rub dried mint in the palm of your hands to make it powdery. |
| 10 | Add cinnamon and pepper to the mint. |
| 11 | Add this to the soup just before removing it from the fire. |
| 12 | Taste soup, and if needed add more salt and lime juice for the right flavoring. |
| 13 | If the pomegranate is sweet it will require lime juice. |
| 14 | This is a popular winter soup. |
