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                    MASALEDAR SEM [SPICY GREEN BEANS]

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Vegetables                       Indian

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2   lb           Green beans.  Trim and then
                        Cut in half cr
   1 1/2                Inches fresh ginger, 1 inch
                        -thick -- Peel and chop
  10                    Cloves garlic, peeled
   1       c            Water
   4       tb           Vegetable oil
   3       ts           Whole cumin seeds
   2       ts           Ground coriander seeds
   2       md           Tomatoes, peeled and finely
                        Chopped to tas
                        Salt
                        Freshly ground pepper
   3       tb           Lemon juice (or to taste)

  1.  Put  ginger  and garlic into a food processor and
  add 1/2 cup water. Blend until fairly smooth.
  2. Heat the oil in a wide, heavy saucepan over a
  medium  flame.    When hot, put in the cumin seeds.
  Stir for half a minute. 3. Pour  in  the
  ginger-garlic  paste.    Stir  and cook for about two
  minutes.  Put in the coriander and stir a few times.
  4. Put in the chopped tomatoes.  Stir and cook for  2
  minutes  mashing the tomato pieces with the back of a
  slotted spoon. 5. Put in the beans and salt and one
  cup of water.  Bring to simmer. 6. Cover,  turn heat
  to low and cook for 8-10 minutes or until the beans
  are tender enough. 7. Remove the cover.  Add the lemon
  juice  and  a  generous  amount  of freshly ground
  pepper. 8. Turn  up  the  heat and boil away the
  remaining liquid, stirring the beans gently as you do
  so.
  
  Recipe By     : Somesh Rao
 


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