Swet potato shutkuni/shukto

Name: Swet potato shutkuni/shukto
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 pinch panch foron(mixture of onion seeds, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and radhuni or celery seeds); 1 cup Vegetables as mentioned; as per taste Salt; 1 tsp Poppy seeds; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; as required Ghee; 2 tbsp white oil; 1 potato; 1 brinjal; 1 unripe banana; 1 unripe papaya

Kamalika Basu De @cook_17371188

mumbai

So if you are a Bengali this iconic dish does not need an introduction but if you are new to this tou are in for a treat just to learn about it. This light vegetable stew with a slight bitter taste is a comfort food for your stomach.

Kamalika Basu De @cook_17371188

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Ingredients

1 pinchpanch foron(mixture of onion seeds, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and radhuni or celery seeds)
1 cupVegetables as mentioned
as per tasteSalt
1 tspPoppy seeds
1 tspMustard seeds
as requiredGhee
2 tbspwhite oil
1potato
1brinjal
1unripe banana
1 unripe papaya

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Steps

1

In a kadhai add 2 tablespoons of white oil and as it heats add a pinch of panch phoron(a mix of 5 spices very popular in Bengali kitchen, preferably onion seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds) and a pinch of celery seeds (commonly known as Radhuni in Bengali).
2

Then add 1 roughly cut sweet potato, 1 roughly cut brinjal, a cup of squared unripe banana, a cup of squared unripe papaya and fry them well, add salt as per your taste.
3

On a blender blend a tablespoon of mustard seeds, 2 tablespoons of poppyseeds, a pinch of celery seed and blend well. Add this mixture to the vegetables and cook covered. Add half cup of water. Let it give a boil and transfer the bitter gourds fried and cover and cook till the vegetable tenders. You may add fried wadis(bori) if you want. I didn’t use them here. Serve hot with steamed rice. Happy eating!!!
4

For a rich aroma drizzle ghee while serving.