North Indian Vegetable Dish (Sabzi)

Ingredients: Either 1lb. 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 pepper to taste, lemon juice to taste

Method: 1. Heat the oil in a wide, heavy saucepan over a medium flame. 2. When hot, put in the cumin seeds. Stir for half a minute. 3. Pour in the ginger-garlic. Stir and cook for about two minutes. 4. Put in the coriander and stir a few times. 5. Put in the chopped tomatoes. Stir and cook for 2 minutes while mashing the tomato pieces with the back of a slotted spoon. 6. Put in the vegetables and salt and one cup of water and simmer them. 7. 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. 8. Remove the cover. Add the lemon juice and a generous amounts of freshly ground pepper. 9. Garnish with cilantro.