MASALEDAR SEM (SPICY GREEN BEANS) - INDIAN
(Serves 6)

Ingredients:
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1 1/2 lb. Green beans (Trim the ends and then cut the beans in half
crosswise.)
1 1/2" long and Fresh ginger (Peel and chop coarsely.) 1" thick piece
10 cloves Garlic peeled
1 cup Water
4 tblsp Vegetable oil
3 tsp Whole cumin seeds
2 tsp Ground coriander seeds
2 medium Tomatoes, peeled (put tomatoes in very hot water for a
few seconds, peel off the skin and finely chop.)
Salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper
3 tblsp Lemon juice (or to taste)

Method:
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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
while mashing the tomato pieces with the back of a slotted
spoon. Put in the beans and salt and one cup of water and
simmer them. Cover, turn heat to low and cook for 8-10
minutes or until the beans are tender.

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.