Cajun Spiced Green Beans

Of, all those  veggies out there stocked in the kitchen,when the question comes for cooking green beans, I always stare at the wall blankly and can't think of any recipe except Dal or veg pulao or mixed veg,of which all of them are over cooked and past their user friendly ratings. So, the moment I laid eyes on this recipe I knew I have to make this. It is a very different recipe for green beans. Whats great about this recipe that, one can serve it with roti, paratha or pulao. It can be served as an accompaniments with the roast or grill and what's more, it is super tasty.I don't know about you guys bit I always a weird smell out of it...may be it's me!! What ever it is, it camouflage the smell totally and you get a crisp sweet and spicy dish out of this boring tasteless veg. If you are serving it with roast or grill..it is better that you blanch the beans first, as it can get a bit tricky to maintain it's crispiness. As was going to serve it as a side dish for my rice  cooked it in the pan.But crispiness is always a personal choice. For me, for roast and grill it is crisp and for roti, rice and pulao's a wee bit well cooked, not cooked to death though. So here goes the recipe.....

Ingredients:

300gm  Green Beans,halved
1  Large Tomato, pureed
1  Tbsp Garlic,paste
3-4  Tbsp Cajun Spice Mix
2  Red Chilli, Dried
1  Tbsp Sugar
1/2  Tsp Sesame Seeds
2  Tsp Lemon Juice
2  Tsp Green Chillies, chopped (optional)
1/2  Cup Water
Onion Seed/Nigella Seed/Kali Jeera, a pinch
Salt, to taste


Method:
Heat oil in a pan, add the Kali jeera and the dried chillies. When the jeera starts to splutter and the chillies emanate smell, add the tomato puree and the garlic paste, Stir fry for couple of minutes or until the raw smell is gone. Now add those beans and stir fry for a minute,add water and cover and cook until it's soft but but holding it's shape. Add the Cajun mix and stir fry until the oil separates. It should be done in 1-2 min. Add the lemon juice and the chopped chilli, if using, toss and remove from the heat.



P.S. you can adjust the heat of the stir fry according to your taste,as the cajun spice mix is itself very hot.
Be careful about the water as it is supposed to be stir fry.So it should hold it's shape.
Always keep in mind that, when you add salt and cover bean will impart some water.
You can cut the beans in short, if you like.