Masaledar Sem [Spicy Green Beans, India]

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Masaledar Sem [spicy Green Beans, India]

 

1 1/2 lbs. green beans, trim and cut in half

1 1/2 Inches fresh ginger, 1 inch thick, peel and

chopped

10 cloves garlic, peeled

1 cup water

4 tbsps. vegetable oil

3 tsps. whole cumin seeds

2 tsps. ground coriander seeds

2 medium tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped

salt

freshly ground pepper

3 tbsps. lemon juice or to taste

 

Put ginger and garlic into a food processor and add

1/2 cup water.

Blend until fairly smooth.

Heat the oil in a wide, heavy saucepan over a medium

flame. When hot, put in the cumin seeds. Stir for half

a minute.

Pour in the ginger-garlic paste. Stir and cook for

about two minutes. Put in the coriander and stir a few

times.

Put in the chopped tomatoes. Stir and cook for 2

minutes mashing the tomato pieces with the back of a

slotted spoon.

Put in the beans and salt and one cup of water. Bring

to simmer.

Cover, turn heat to low and cook for 8 to 10 minutes

or until the

beans are tender enough.

Remove the cover. Add the lemon juice and a generous

amount of freshly ground pepper.

Turn up the heat and boil away the remaining liquid,

stirring the beans gently as you do so.

 

 

 

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