BHINDI MASALA

Also Knon as Bhindi Ka Salan

IINGREDIENTS

½ kg bhindi (lady finger)

1 onion sliced in to quarter

2 tsp ginger paste, 2 tsp garlic paste

½ cup yoghurt, ½ tsp mace powder

1 tsp yellow chilly powder1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp green cardamom powder, 1 tsp jeera powder

½ tsp black cardamom powder, 1 tsp fennel powder

1 tsp dhania powder, 4-6 green chilly

¼ cup oil

A pinch of methi dana and kasuri methi and ajwine

Salt to taste

METHOD

1 Cut the bhindi in to two equal parts, also slices the green chilly (length wise), heat oil in a kadahi, fry the bhindi and green chilly, take it out and keep aside

2 Boil the quarter sized onion in water, strain and blend them into a fine paste, keep aside

3 Heat oil in a pan, add methi dana and let it splutter, ginger and garlic paste, when turns brown add the boiled onion paste and fry for some time.

4 Now whisk well the yoghurt with yellow chilly powder, jeera powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin seed powder, kasuri methi and ajwine and add this paste to the cooking mixture, add salt to taste and cook for few minutes

5 Add green and black cardamom powder, mace powder and fennel powder, sauté well

6 Add the bhindi and green chilly and simmer on low heat, cook for some time till it is done

& Serve hot