Dashiell Hammett. Dashiell Hammett did not pen many novels, but the few he did pen have had a profound effect upon the crime-drama/mystery genre. His character Sam Spade, was the original hard-boiled detective and became the basis for such other characters as Philip Marlowe, and Mike Hammer.
How to make Bhindi masala Bhindi masala is a very delicious stir fry okra made with some basic spices along with tangy tomato. It is very simple to make and very flavourful when served with roti or phulka. In my family bhindi masala is served along tadka arhar daal and chapatis.
A massala or masala in English is basically a curry sauce. For example, a chicken tikka massala is chicken in a tikka sauce. In Indian however, Masala means gravy.To Indi â¦ ans the masala is not a sauce, but a spicy gravy. A masala is a blend of spices, sometimes herbs, sometimes stock, sometimes water and anything else needed such as chillies.What is written above is not exactly true, although not exactly false, the actual meaning of masala is spice.o Indi â¦ ans the masala is not a sauce, but a spicy gravy. A masala is a blend of spices, sometimes herbs, sometimes stock, sometimes water and anything else needed such as chillies. What is written above is not exactly true, although not exactly false, the actual meaning of masala is spice.