Sukha Masala ki Bhindi (ladyfinger)

Ingredients

• 500gms bhindi (ladyfinger)
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1 big onion sliced
• Few green chillies chopped
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 1/2 tsp whole cumin
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp dry mango powder
• Red chilli powder to taste
• Salt to taste

For the tarka

• 1 tsp ghee/oil
• 10-12 or more whole pods of garlic
• 1 big onion cut into 6 pieces
• 1 tomato cut into 4 pieces
• 1-2 whole green chillies sliced

Method

• Wash and wipe the bhindi well ,and cut and discard the head .Then cut it into 1"pieces and keep aside
• Take a kadhai add the oil and warm the oil a little
• Add to the oil the asafoetida and the whole cumin
• Stir for few seconds
• Then add the sliced onion
• Stir fry for few minutes
• Then add the chopped green chillies
• Stir for few minutes
• Then add the turmeric powder
• Stir for few minutes
• Then add the cut bhindi (ladyfinger)
• Mix it in well and fry for few minutes
• Then cover and cook on low flame for few minutes
• Next add the red chilli powder, mix it in
• Now add the salt to taste
• Then add the coriander powder and mix it in
• After that add the dry mango powder and mix it in well
• Now Stir fry well for few minutes
• Then cover and cook on low flame till the bhindi is cooked, do stir in between.
• Now to ready the tarka ,take a pan
• Add the ghee/oil
• When the ghee/oil become warm add the pods of garlic
• Stir fry for 30-40 seconds
• Then add the cut onion pieces
• When the garlic starts changing colour
• Add the cut tomato pieces
• Stir fry for few minutes
• Lastly add 1-2 slitted vertically green chillies
• Fry for a minute or so Then add to the cooked bhindi .
• Mix it in well and cook for few minutes and done .