Ukrainian Borscht

Ingredients :
2 -3 - beets
3-4 - potatoes, peeled and sliced
2 - onion, finely chopped
2 - carrots, grated
1/2 - cabbage, thinly chopped
1 cup - kidney beans
2 - bay leaves
4-6 cups - chicken broth
1 cup - ketchup
1/4 tsp - ground pepper
1 tsp - Lemon Juice
1 tbsp - chopped dill
Oil
Salt to taste

In a saucepan add required water enough to boil beets, add beets. Cover and boil for about 1 hour.
Once beets is done remove from water and set aside to cool. Keep the water.
Add sliced potatoes in the same water and boil 10-12 minutes.
In a non-sticky pan add oil and add vegetables  and cook until they are soft.
Add ketchup and mix well with all ingredients. Add cabbage to the pot when potatoes are half way done.
Next, peel and slice the beets into match sticks and add them back to the pot.
Add chicken broth,bay leaves, pepper, lemon juice and can of kidney beans (with their juice) to the pan.
Add sauteed carrots and onion to the pot along with chopped dill. Cook for 5-10 minutes until the cabbage is done.
Serve warm!!!