Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 tb Mustard oil 1 ts Black mustard seeds, ground
1/4 ts Five spice powder -- mixed with
1 ts Green chile, seeded minced 2 ts Water allowed to stand
1/4 ts Turmeric -- for 30 minutes
1/4 ts Salt 2 tb Poppyseeds, white, made into
1 ts Sugar -- a paste
2 1/2 c Green beans, sliced Cilantro, for garnish

Heat oil in a skillet over medium low heat. Add five spice green
chile fry for a few seconds. Add turmeric, sugar, salt stir in
the green beans, water mustard paste.

Add poppyseed paste* simmer, covered, until the beans are tender.
Remove from heat let stand for 15 minutes to allow the sauce to
thicken. Garnish with cilantro serve.

*Toast the poppyseeds for 30 seconds. Grind into a powder. Add 2 tb
water grind into paste.

Bharti Kirchner, "The Healthy Cuisine of India: Recipes from the
Bengal Region"
* CROSSPOSTED Submitted By INTERCOOK On 11-16-95

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