• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 5 cups of water
• 1/2 large white onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 3 large tomatoes or 6 small tomatoes
• 2 medium carrots, cut in slices
• 2 cups green beans cut into pieces
• 1 ½ cup of cooked chickpeas or a can of them
• 1 sprig of epazote o teaspoon dried epazote if you can't find it, you can omit it
• 5 sprigs of fresh cilantro
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt if you use another type of salt, use only one teaspoon

Serving

• 1 avocado
• 2 lemons
• Chopped cilantro
• 6 whole chipotle chiles in adobo sauce or chipotle paste in adobo sauce