With 2 tablespoons butter, fry the meat and onions till brown. Add the seasoning, then add the green onions and fry 5 minutes longer.
Add the tomato paste or tomatoes with enough water to cover. Cover the pan and cook on a medium high heat till meat is done, for one hour, and liquid subsides in half.
Serve Yakhnit Lobia with Aroz Mofalfal. Green beans (Lobia), besides being low in calories, it's skin has fiber which gives bulk and filling.
From "One Thousand And One Delights" by Nahda Salah
available through International Promoters of Art Inc.