Shukto Sukto Suktoni

Name: Shukto Sukto Suktoni
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Medium sized Potato; 1 cup Drumstick (sojnedata); 1 Raw banana; 0.5 cup Raw papaya; 2 cup Brinjal; 1 Medium sized bitter gourd (korola/ karela); 2-3 potol (Parwal/Pointed gourd); 1 Medium Sweet Potato-optional🍠; 1 cup Flat beans (sheem)-optional; 10-12 Dried lentil dumplings(bori); 1.5 teaspoon Salt; 0.5 cup Mustard Oil; 1-2 Bay leaf; 1 teaspoon Panch phoron (bengali five spice mix); 3 teaspoon Ginger paste; 1 teaspoon Wild celery seed (radhuni); 1 tablespoon Yellow Mustard seed; 1 tablespoon Black Mustard seed; 1 tablespoon Poppy seed; as needed Water (for gravy); 1-2 teaspoon Sugar; 0.25 cup Raw Milk; 1 teaspoon Ghee

Tanaya @cook_11917426

Kolkata & Pune

A must try traditional bengali mixed vegetable dish has unique taste. It has a pleasant bitterness yet it's slightly sweet and salty. It has a creamy texture. It's surely deligtful. Serve it with steamed rice at the beginning of the meal.

Tanaya @cook_11917426

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4-5 servings

1Medium sized Potato
1 cupDrumstick (sojnedata)
1Raw banana
0.5 cupRaw papaya
2 cupBrinjal
1Medium sized bitter gourd (korola/ karela)
2-3potol (Parwal/Pointed gourd)
1Medium Sweet Potato-optional🍠
1 cupFlat beans (sheem)-optional
10-12Dried lentil dumplings(bori)
1.5 teaspoonSalt
0.5 cupMustard Oil
1-2Bay leaf
1 teaspoonPanch phoron (bengali five spice mix)
3 teaspoonGinger paste
1 teaspoonWild celery seed (radhuni)
1 tablespoonYellow Mustard seed
1 tablespoonBlack Mustard seed
1 tablespoonPoppy seed
as neededWater (for gravy)
1-2 teaspoonSugar
0.25 cupRaw Milk
1 teaspoonGhee

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Try to cut the vegetables in the same size pieces (e.g. 2" pieces) except bitter gourd.
2

Slice the bitter gourd.
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Make 3 different pastes with little water: 1.Radhuni; 2. Two types of Mustard seeds together; and 3.Poppy seeds.
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Mix a bit of salt with the vegetables before frying.
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Take 2tbs oil in a non stick wok and fry the bitter gourd at the very beginning. Keep it aside.
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⚠️Don't use this oil for the future frying vegetable as it can make the shukto bitter🚮
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Take the rest of the oil and lightly fry the vegetables one by one. Keep aside.
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Fry the bori too and keep aside
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Temper the remaining oil with Panch phoron and bay leaves
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Add the ginger paste and fry it.
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Add little water and cook it for a couple of minutes.
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Add the Radhuni paste and fry for a minute.
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Add the mustard paste and fry for a minute🌝🌚
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Add poppy seeds paste and again fry it for couple of minutes.
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Add little water meanwhile💧
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Add salt and sugar.
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Add the all the fried vegetables and give it a mix🥗
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Add water for the gravy (2cups or so).
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Cover and simmer until the vegetables are perfectly boiled.
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Add the raw milk and the fried bori
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Add ghee and switch off the flame.
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Let it cool a bit and Enjoy
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Note: Use raw milk only.
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Note: Chillies are not used in shukto.
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Note: Shukto can be prepared with less oil than I mentioned in my recipe for healthier version.
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Note: Normally shukto is not eaten hot. So serve it when it's not very hot or just at room temperature.