Okra (bhindi) Masala

Ingredients:


1 lb okra ( bhindi)
1 medium size onion
1 table spoon oil
1 tea spoon cumin seeds
1 tea spoon turmeric powder
1 tea spoon mango powder ( or 1 tea spoon lemon juice)
1 tea spoon red chilly powder
1 tea spoon coriander-jeera powder
1 table spoon gram flour
salt to taste

Method:
1. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and asafoetida.
2. Once the cumin seeds start to splatter add onion and okra to the oil and cook for 5 minutes covered.
3. Check the okra with spatula. If it is tender then add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander-jeera powder.
4, Mix well and cook it for another 3 minutes covered.
5. Add salt and mango powder and mix with spatula gently. now add gram flour and cook for another 1-2 minutes uncovered.
6.Okra masala is ready to serve. Serve with roti /naan, rayta and pickle.

Note: add salt at the last otherwise bhindi masala will become very sticky because of the salt.