Dahi bhindi (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 teaspoons sugar or jaggery powder
• 1 teaspoons ginger paste
• 1 teaspoons amchur powder
• 1 teaspoons red chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoons turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoons coriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoons cumin powder
• 1 teaspoons garam masala or kitchen king masala
• Salt to taste
• Ghee and Coriander leaves for garnishing

For Tempering:

• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 teaspoons urad dal
• 2 dry red chillies broken
• 1 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 5-6 curry leaves
• a pinch of Asafoetida/hing
• 1 bay leaf