Shukto

Name: Shukto
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 small uchche/ Bitter Gourd; 2 small Baigun /Brinjal; 1 kancha kola/Raw Banana; 2 small aloo/ potato; 1 ranga aloo / Sweet potato; 2 Danta / Drum sticks; 1 Mooli/ White Radish; 7 sheem / Broad Beans; 10 pieces Bori; 2 tbsp poppy seeds/posto; 1 tbsp mustard seed / sorso; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tsp panch phoron; 2 tsp Radhuni; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tbsp sugar; to taste Salt; 4 tbsp Mustard oil; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 cup Milk; 3 cups water; 2 nos red chilli; 2 nos green chilli

Sushree Satapathy @justrecipes

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Post 6 , 08.04.19
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Best of Bengal, I tried to detail the traditional process of making Shukto, during get together, kitty party ....."Bongs" treat their friends with Shukto as a special dish , it's a mixed vegetarian dish , comprising of several veggies inclusive of Bitter gourd , Brinjal, Raw banana, potato, sweet potato, Drumstick, white radish, broad beans. One exclusive spice that many Bengalis prefer to use while preparing it, which is known as 'Radhuni', and the same should also be used. Here I got this spice from one of the Bangali shop and ask any of your Bengali friend to help find the same.

Sushree Satapathy @justrecipes

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Ingredients

25 minutes

4 servings

2small uchche/ Bitter Gourd
2small Baigun /Brinjal
1kancha kola/Raw Banana
2small aloo/ potato
1ranga aloo / Sweet potato
2Danta / Drum sticks
1Mooli/ White Radish
7sheem / Broad Beans
10 piecesBori
2 tbsppoppy seeds/posto
1 tbspmustard seed / sorso
1 tbspginger paste
1 tsppanch phoron
2 tspRadhuni
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tbspsugar
to tasteSalt
4 tbspMustard oil
1 tbspghee
1 cupMilk
3 cupswater
2nos red chilli
2nos green chilli

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Soak both mustard seeds and puppy seeds in water for ten minutes then make paste. All vegetables cut in rectangular strips, drumsticks into 2" long strips after peeling the outer skin of each veggies except Brinjal, heat mustard oil in a wok and fry Bitter Gourd and keep aside,
2

Then fry Bori in medium flame keep aside.
3

Then fry all the veggie one by one keep it side, temper remaining oil with panch phoron, and Radhuni, red green chilli, add ginger paste and cook for 2 minutes, then add puppy seed and mustard seed paste and cook again for 2 minutes.
4

Add turmeric powder, salt to taste, sugar again cook for 2 minutes, add all the fried vegetables and bori.
5

Now add milk, water to the veggie, mix it and bring it to boil then cover the wok with a lid, cook for 10 minutes in low flame,
6

Check the water level and if required add some more water since Shukto should have sufficient gravy. Add ghee to the curry and boil for 2 minutes and serve hot with rice.