Subzi

Description
Vegetables North Indian-style

Ingredients

 * 1 lb fresh green beans cut into 1" lengths or any other vegetable like cauliflower florets, potatoes or carrots and peas
 * 1" thick piece of ginger chopped
 * 4 cloves garlic minced
 * 1 cup water
 * 4 tbsp 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 and freshly ground pepper to taste
 * lemon juice to taste
 * cilantro

Directions

 * 1) Heat the oil in a wide, heavy saucepan over a medium flame.
 * 2) When hot, put in the cumin seeds.
 * 3) Stir for half a minute.
 * 4) Pour in the ginger-garlic.
 * 5) Stir and cook for about two minutes.
 * 6) Put in the coriander and stir a few times.
 * 7) Put in the chopped tomatoes.
 * 8) Stir and cook for 2 minutes while mashing the tomato pieces with the back of a slotted spoon.
 * 9) Put in the vegetables and salt and one cup of water and simmer them.
 * 10) Cover, turn heat to low and cook for 8 – 10 minutes or until the beans are tender and steamed and the water has been absorbed.
 * 11) Remove the cover.
 * 12) Add the lemon juice and a generous amounts of freshly ground pepper.
 * 13) Garnish with cilantro.