French Beans, Rice and Beef Recipe- Cookitsimply.com

Ingredients

• 1 oz butter or margarine
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 1 lb stewing beef (cubed)
• 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 lb tomatoes (chopped)
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 12 floz water
• 12 oz French beans (trimmed and halved)
• salt and ground black pepper
• 10 oz basmati rice (soaked in salted water for 2 hours)
• 3 pints water
• 3 tbsp melted butter
• 3 saffron strands (soaked in 15 ml (1 tbsp) boiling water)
• pinch of salt