Asparagus desi stlye!!

Asparagus......surely doesn't sound like anything that could be turned into a nice Indain kind of dish you say?You'll be surprised just as I was at how well this can be morphed into something that will pair well with our very own sambar,rasam and chappathi.
My first attempt with asparagus had been quite a diaster.I made asparagus dhal....the asparagus ended up crunchy even though I had cooked it in the pressure cooker.And my husband and I realised we didn't really take to crunchy asparagus.
The past week bunches of fresh asparagus sat tantalisingly in the grocery store.I thought it deserved another shot especially since my sister had told me about the very edible asparagus curry that her room-mate makes.
So here's the recipe for my very own desi stlye asparagus.
Fresh asparagus - 1 bunch (chopped into 1cm pieces)
Yellow onion - I medium (finely chopped)
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Asafoetida powder - a pinch
Corrainder powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Cumin powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Ground pepper - a generous pinch
Salt - as per taste
Vegetable/canola oil - 2 tblspoons
mustard and cumin seeds for seasoning
dried red chillies - 2 (crushed)
In a small non-stick wok pour the oil.When it's hot drop the mustard and red chillies.When the mustard starts to splutter add the cumin seeds,asafoetida and turmeric powders.Then add the onions and saute till translucent.Add the chopped asparagus and the corrainder and cumin powders,pepper and salt.Stir a couple of times till add the ingredients are mixed together.Now add a little water and cover.Check after two minutes and stir.Cook till the asparagus is as soft as you would like.This serves 2 people.
We had it with chappathi but this would be a good side for sambar/rasam and rice too.
Enjoy!!