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| 21. Vegetables North Indian Style or Subzi |
| Ingredients |
Amount |
| Choose from 1lb fresh green beans cut into 1 inch lengths or any other vegetable like cauliflower florets, potatoes or carrots and peas. |
| Thick piece of ginger chopped |
1 |
| Cloves garlic minced |
4 |
| Water |
1 cup |
| Vegetable oil |
4 tbsp. |
| Whole cumin seeds |
3 tsp. |
| Ground coriander seeds |
2 tsp. |
| medium Tomatoes, peeled (put tomatoes in very hot water for a few seconds, peel off the skin and finely chop.) |
2 |
| Salt and pepper to taste |
| Lemon juice (or to taste) |
3 tbsp. |
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| Method |
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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. 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. |
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Put in the vegetables 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 and steamed and the water has been absorbed. |
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Remove the cover. Add the lemon juice and a generous amounts of freshly ground pepper. Garnish with cilantro. |
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