Cooking Tips by Sinomedica - Green beans and fennel

Ingredients

• Green beans
• Fennel cut into small pieces
• Curry leaves (found in Asian grocery stores)
• One teaspoon of turmeric
• One teaspoon of cumin (powdered)
• One teaspoon of mustard seeds
• One small onion
• One cinnamon stick
• One clove
• Oil
• Salt and ground pepper
• Fresh cilantro for those who want it!

Proceedings

Boil green beans 3-4 minutes in lightly salted water. They should remain crispy.

Heat the oil in a frying pan and put in the mustard seeds. As soon as they start to sauté add the chopped onion. Let it cook 1 minute or 2 and add the spices. Stir well, add a trickle of water and let cook on low heat for 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the fennel, cover 5 minutes and add the green beans. Stir well and leave in pan again 2-3 minutes on low heat.

Add pepper and if you want fresh cilantro.