Name: Cumin Green Beans
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp chopped tomatoes; 1½ tsp sugar; ¼ tsp chilli powder; ½ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp ground turmeric; 1 brown onion, finely sliced; 300 g/10½ oz green beans, topped, tailed and cut in half; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 1½ tsp salt

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Meat Free Mowgli

By Nisha Katona

Published 2022

About

A delicious accompaniment to any curry, this is a simple, throw-together dish. Cumin is the signature note here, but you can play with other spice combinations, such as substituting the cumin seeds for panch phoron, or mustard seeds for a nuttier flavour.

Ingredients

4 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
1 brown onion</

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Heat 3 tbsp of the oil in a wide non-stick frying pan/skillet that has a lid over a medium heat. When hot, add the cumin seeds and cook until dark brown, then add the onion and cook for 6–8 minutes, or until softened.
Heat the remaining

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