Bhindi with Sesame Seeds Paste or Tilottoma Bhindi

Ingredients

• 300 gms bhindi
• 1 medium tomato
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 5-6 cashewnuts
• 1/2 tsp salt or as needed
• 1 tsp sugar or as per taste
• 2-3 green chillies
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp kalonji, fennel and fenugreek seeds
• 2 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 tsp ghee
• 1/4 cup water

Steps

1. First wash Bhindi or okra and pat dry.Cut the tips and tail and chop into three pieces.Soak sesame seeds for 10 minutes and make a paste of it with few cashewnuts and 2 green chillies adding 3-4 tbsp water.Deseed and chop tomato into cubes.
2. Heat oil in a wok and sprinkle kalonji (nigella), saunf (fennel), methi (fenugreek) seeds.When they splutter, add bhindi after smearing 1/4 tsp salt.Reduce heat and fry bhindi in medium flame till light golden brown. Add chopped tomato and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add little turmeric, red chilli powder, salt and sugar to taste.Next add sesame cashewnuts and green chilli paste and fry 5 minutes till oil leaves sides.
3. Add 2-3 tbsp water and cook 2-3 minutes till bhindi is properly cooked.Fry till masala is dry and coats bhindi.
4. Drizzle 1 tsp ghee and serve hot with dal and rice or roti in lunch or dinner.