Bhindi Masala is a side dish recipe served along with Rotis. Bhindi is roasted in oil in order to get rid of the messy texture. Cashews or cream is added to add richnes to the curry. This curry is filling. This curry tastes very good when served with rotis and any raitha. Here goes the Recipe...
[ Ladys finger masala, Bhindi Masala ]

Step by Step Photos on how to make Bhindi Masala:

1. Wash Ladys finger well and wipe it dry. Chop ladys finger into 2cm sized pieces.
   
2. Heat oil in a frying Pan. Add the chopped ladys finger pieces and salt and cook them soft. Keep stirring them then and there or the ladys finger might get burnt.
   
3. Heat Oil in a Frying pan. Add jeera and Fennel seeds and allow them to splutter.
   
4. Add onion and roast it until it becomes glossy.
   
5. Add ginger garlic paste and cook until nice aroma of ginger garlic comes out. Keep stirring as the ginger garlic has the sticky tendency.
   
6. Puree tomatoes in a blender and add the tomato paste. Cook until the tomato paste blends well.
   
7. Add the Chilli powder, Garam Masala Powder and turmeric powder and cook until the raw smell of the masala leaves.
   
8. At this stage add curd/Yogurt. Grind cashews in a blender and add them.
   
9. Mix it well and cook in low flame for 3 minutes.
   
10. Add the roasted bhindi into the gravy mixture. Cook for 3 minutes in low flame. Bhindi masala is now ready to serve.