Gujerati sem (Gujerati-style green beans)

[Mrs Ava]

I have posted this on recipes 4 all, but the site is not right, most curious, so thought I would post here also.


A good one to use up some of your bean glut.  I used runners, but the recipe called for French, still an absolutely wonderful side dish.

1Ib fresh green beans
4 tablespoons veggie oil
1 tablespoon whole black mustard seeds
4 cloves of garlic (I used 1 clove of my elephant garlic!)
1 hot, dried red chilli, coursely crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
freshly ground black pepper

Trim beans and cook in boiling water for no more than 10 minutes.  Immediately cool them by draining and rinsing in cold water.

Heat oil in a large pan over a high heat, and when hot, throw in the mustard seeds.  As soon as they start popping, add garlic and stir like mad to stop it burning, altho it does want to go lightly brown. (I turned the heat down at this stage)  Next in goes the chilli and I added a good pinch of cummin because I love the taste and aroma.  Finally stir in the beans, salt and sugar.  Stir gently, but very well to get all of the flavours mixed then turn the heat down very low and cook for 7 to 8 minutes.  Add black pepper to taste, and enjoy!  

I am freezing a portion of this as a test to see how it keeps.

[Mrs Ava]

[derbex]

Sounds great, I was going to try it last night........then the small one scoffed all the beans >:(

[Doris_Pinks]

This is one of our faves EJ, been using it for years! I use runners and french , they both seem to work equally well ;D (and I use only a tablespoon of oil) Can highly recommend this one ;D

[Mrs Ava]

Gotta tell ya, bl**dy gorgeous cold!  A wonderful crunchy spicey salad.  YUMSKY!

DP, I sense you and I are cooking from the same Madhur cook book!  ;D

[Doris_Pinks]

We are indeedy EJ!! ;D