Dhaba Style Okra Masla Curry Recipe / Dhaba Style Spicy Lady's Finger Or Okra Curry

Ingredients :

1. Lady's  Finger / Okra / Bhindi  -  10 - 12
2. Ripe Tomato - 1
3. Tomato Ketchup -  3 table spoon
4. Onion  Paste - 3 table spoon
5. Onion - 2 ( peel the onion of  outer skin  and  cut  into very  chopped  pieces )
6. Salt to taste
7. Sugar - 1 tea spoon ( optional )
8. Ginger Paste -  1 table spoon
9. Garlic paste - 2 table spoon
10. Kashmiri Dry red chili paste - 1 table spoon
11. Cumin Powder - 1 table spoon
12. Coriander powder - 1 table spoon
13. Bay leaf - 2
14. Whole cumin seeds - 1/2 tea spoon
15. Garam Masala powder - 1 table spoon
16. Oil as required
17. Fresh coriander leaves - 2 - 3 table spoon
18. Water as required
19 . Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon
20. Pinch  of  Amchur  Powder - Dried mango powder


Methods :

1. Cut  and remove both sides end of  portion . Cut  into 2 inch of  okra . Keep a sides .

2. Heat  oil  in a wok  and temper  with  bay leaf  and whole cumin seeds . Fry till few seconds on low  flame .

3. Next  add  chopped  onion pieces into hot oil . Saute till golden brown on medium flame .

4. Add  onion paste  3 table spoon  and saute till 2 - 3 minutes .

5. Next add  Lady's  finger  or Okra pieces , ripe tomato pieces   and  add  salt to taste . Mix  well .  Saute  till Okra pieces are soft  on low flame . Cook for 10 minutes and cover the wok .

6. 10 minutes later , open the cover  and  mix it . Now add  1 small tea spoon of turmeric powder and 1 tea spoon of  sugar . Mix well .  Saute  for 5 minutes on low flame .

7. Next  add  1 table spoon of ginger paste ,  2  table  spoon  of  garlic paste ,  3 table  spoon  of  tomato  ketchup ,  1 table spoon of kashmiri dry red chili paste ,  1 table spoon of  cumin powder  and sprinkle few drops of water . Mix well . Saute and fry till  separates oil from spices .

8. Now  add 1 tea spoon of  garam masala powder , Pinch  of  Amchur  Powder / Dried mango powder  , and  3 table spoon of  chopped coriander leaves . Mix  well . Saute till few seconds .

9. Now  add 1 cup of water and mix well . Cook for 5 minutes on high or medium flame .

10. While water is evaporated  . Okra and spices are  completely cooked . Now switch off  the flame .
11. Transfer  the curry  to a serving bowl .

12. Serve  hot  with  phulkas   or chapatis .