Tamale Pie I

Ingredients

• vegetable oil
  3 tbsp
• onions

  chopped
  2 cups
• – 3 cloves garlic

  minced
  2 unit
• salt
  1 tsp
• fresh green chile*

  minced or 2 tsp minced chipotles in adobo sauce
  1 unit
• ground cumin
  2 tsp
• water
  2 cups
• green beans

  de-stemmed and diced
  1 cup
• potatoes

  in ¾-inch cubes
  2 cups
• – 3 cups sweet potatoes

  carrots, or butternut squash, in ¾-in cubes
  2 unit
• lemon or lemon juice
  1 tbsp
• cheddar cheese

  grated
  1 cup
• cornmeal
  1 cup
• white flour
  2 tbsp
• baking powder
  1½ tsp
• baking soda
  ½ tsp
• corn (fresh

  canned, or frozen)
  ½ cup
• red bell pepper

  diced
  ½ cup
• fresh cilantro

  minced
  2 tbsp
• eggs
  2 unit
• buttermilk
  ½ cup