Loubia b'Dersa

Ingredients

• (2 cups) small navy beans

  soaked
  1 lb
• olive oil
  ¼ cup
• onion

  finely diced
  1 large
• dried red chilies

  seeded
  3 small
• garlic cloves

  minced
  15 unit
• sweet paprika
  1 tbsp
• freshly ground black pepper
  ¼ tsp
• ground cumin
  4 tsp
• tomato paste

  canned
  6 oz
• tomatoes

  coarsely chopped
  2 unit
• water

  or vegetable broth
  7 cup
• bay leaves
  2 unit
• cayenne

  or to taste
  ⅛ tsp
• fresh flat-leaf parsley

  chopped
  20 sprig
• salt
  2½ tsp
• fresh cilantro

  chopped
  10 sprig
• cider vinegar

  or red wine vinegar, optional
  1 unit