Shukto (Bengali Shukto Recipe)

Name: Shukto (Bengali Shukto Recipe)
Yield: Serves 4.
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup raw plantain, cut lengthwise (about 60 grams); 1/2 cup potato, cut lengthwise (about 60 grams); 2-3 drumstick (moringa) sticks, cut lengthwise; 1 small bitter melon, finely chopped; 1/2 cup sweet potato, cut lengthwise (about 60 grams); 1/2 cup eggplant, cut lengthwise (about 60 grams); 5-6 urad dal fritters (badi); 2-3 dried red chilies; 1 tablespoon white mustard paste; 1 -inch piece ginger, ground; 2-3 green chilies; 2-3 bay leaves; 1 cup freshly grated coconut (you'll need coconut milk); 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 2 dried red chilies; 1/2 teaspoon dry roasted spice powder; 1 tablespoon panch phoron (Bengali five-spice mix: fennel, cumin, fenugreek, nigella, mustard seeds); Salt to taste; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 cup oil for cooking and frying (about 120 ml); (You can use vegetables of your choice.)

Sampa Mandal @cook_16153086

West Bengal.

A traditional Bengali dish.
10/5/2019.
Post 10.
Shukto (Bengali authentic dish)

Sampa Mandal @cook_16153086

West Bengal.

A traditional Bengali dish.
10/5/2019.
Post 10.
Shukto (Bengali authentic dish)

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Ingredients

Serves 4.

1/2 cupraw plantain, cut lengthwise (about 60 grams)
1/2 cuppotato, cut lengthwise (about 60 grams)
2-3drumstick (moringa) sticks, cut lengthwise
1small bitter melon, finely chopped
1/2 cupsweet potato, cut lengthwise (about 60 grams)
1/2 cupeggplant, cut lengthwise (about 60 grams)
5-6urad dal fritters (badi)
2-3dried red chilies
1 tablespoonwhite mustard paste
1-inch piece ginger, ground
2-3green chilies
2-3bay leaves
1 cupfreshly grated coconut (you'll need coconut milk)
1/2 teaspooncumin seeds
2dried red chilies
1/2 teaspoondry roasted spice powder
1 tablespoonpanch phoron (Bengali five-spice mix: fennel, cumin, fenugreek, nigella, mustard seeds)
Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoonsugar
1/2 cupoil for cooking and frying (about 120 ml)
(You can use vegetables of your choice.)

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Steps

1

Cut and wash all the vegetables thoroughly. Heat a pan and fry the bitter melon with a little salt until golden. Fry the urad dal fritters until crisp. Except for the drumsticks, fry all the vegetables with a little turmeric and salt over medium heat until they soften. Separately, fry the drumsticks with a little salt for 2-3 minutes.
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Fry the urad dal fritters and set aside. Make a paste of the white mustard seeds and set aside. Also, make a paste of the ginger.
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Now, heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaves, dried red chilies, cumin seeds, and panch phoron. Let them sizzle for 1-2 minutes. Add all the vegetables (except the fried bitter melon and urad dal fritters) and mix well.
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After mixing for 3-4 minutes, add the ginger paste and white mustard paste. Mix well and add about 2 cups (480 ml) of water. (Shukto uses very little turmeric, so only use the amount added during frying; do not add more later.)
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Once the vegetables are well cooked, add salt to taste and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Break the fried urad dal fritters into pieces and add them. Add the fried bitter melon and coconut milk. Let everything simmer together for 5-7 minutes. When done, sprinkle the dry roasted cumin-chili powder and, if you like, add a tablespoon of ghee. Turn off the heat.
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Serve hot with rice. Enjoy this traditional Bengali dish, Shukto.