How to Make Perfect Okra Masala

Okra Masala.

You can cook Okra Masala using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Okra Masala

1. Prepare of Okra - washed and cut (3 pieces per okra).
2. It's 1 of Onion - medium diced.
3. Prepare 2 of Tomato - medium.
4. You need 2 of Green chillies - slit lengthwise.
5. It's 1 tbsp of Ginger Paste -.
6. Prepare 1 tbsp of Garlic Paste -.
7. It's 1/4 tsp of Mustard Seeds -.
8. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Cumin Seeds -.
9. It's 1 of Bay leaf -.
10. It's 3 of cloves -.
11. You need 1/2 inch of Cardamom - stick.
12. You need 1 tbsp of Garam Masala -.
13. You need 1/2 tbsp of Coriander Powder -.
14. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of Chilli Powder -.
15. You need 1/4 cup of Coconut Cream -.
16. It's to taste of Salt.
17. You need of Oil.

Okra Masala step by step

1. In a sauce pan, add the mustard seeds to some heated oil.
2. When it starts popping, add the cumin seeds, bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, green chillies and the ginger and garlic pastes.
3. Give this 30secs and add the onions and sauté until the onions are soft.
4. Add the masala powders and cook until the raw smell of the powders vanish.
5. The okras and the tomatoes, some water and the required amount of salt and mix it well.
6. The quantity of water will depend on how much sauce you want out of this.
7. When the okras are cooked through - should take 15mins or so, add the coconut cream and let it cook for a few minutes.
8. Serve hot with some rice or rotis.