Dahi bhindi recipe: lady finger in creamy yogurt gravy

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg Okra washed,dried and chopped in 1 inch pieces
• 2 onions chopped finely
• 1 cup curd beaten
• 1 tbsp fresh cream (optional)
• 1 teaspoon sugar or jaggery powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon amchur powder
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoons turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoons coriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoons cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon garam masala or kitchen king masala
• Salt to taste
• Ghee and Coriander leaves for garnishing
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 teaspoon urad dal
• 2 dry red chillies broken
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 5-6 curry leaves
• a pinch of Asafoetida/hing
• 1 bay leaf