Shukto

Name: Shukto
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 potatoes(medium sized) cut into cubes; 1 plantain(kanch kola) cut into small pieces; 3 shojne danta(drumsticks) cut into small pieces; 1 brinjal cut into small pieces; 2 medium sized karela(bitter gourd); 2 sweet potatoes; 1/4 pumpkin peeled and cut into small pieces; 10 Bori; 1 teaspoon radhuni seeds; 1/2 teaspoon dhania; 1/2 teaspoon mustard; 1 teaspoon poppy seeds; 1 1/2 teaspoon ginger paste; 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon panch phoran; to taste Salt; to taste Sugar; 1/2 cup milk; As required mustard oil; 2 teaspoon ghee

Sumita Sarkhel @cook_11753561

Kolkata, India

It is a healthy traditional Bengali recipe that is usually relished in an afternoon with some steamed rice. It can be the best way to serve nutrients in the tastiest way. You can easily serve it when a person is sick and the body needs a wide range of medicinal benefits.

Sumita Sarkhel @cook_11753561

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Ingredients

30min

4 servings

2potatoes(medium sized) cut into cubes
1plantain(kanch kola) cut into small pieces
3shojne danta(drumsticks) cut into small pieces
1brinjal cut into small pieces
2medium sized karela(bitter gourd)
2sweet potatoes
1/4pumpkin peeled and cut into small pieces
10Bori
1 teaspoonradhuni seeds
1/2 teaspoondhania
1/2 teaspoonmustard
1 teaspoonpoppy seeds
1 1/2 teaspoonginger paste
2bay leaves
1 teaspoonpanch phoran
to tasteSalt
to tasteSugar
1/2 cupmilk
As required mustard oil
2 teaspoonghee

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Steps

30min

1

Grind a smooth paste of dhania, mustard and poppy seeds
2

Heat some oil in a wok and Deep fry the baris
3

Heat some in a wok, add panch phoran and bay leaves. Let it splutter and add the bitter gourds. Fry for a minute and then add the rest of the veggies. Add some salt as required. Saute it very well. Add the blended paste, along with ginger paste. Mix it very well for a minute or two.
4

Add some water and cover it with a lid.
5

When you feel that the veggies have softened and you got the desired consistency of the gravy, add the milk and some sugar. Let it be sweetish
6

Add some ghee. Mix it very well.