Neem Shukto (Mixed Veg. Curry with Neem Leaves)

Bethica Das
Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours
Sharjah (UAE)

#traditional - Shukto is a traditional Bengali cuisine and is considered as a delicacy. This is a mixed vegetable curry which has bitter gourd in it, but you can substitute it with few neem leaves. So this is the latter version. It is cooked in a mustard and milk based gravy.
It is mildly spiced and is tempered with Panch Phoron, the popular Bengali five spice. It is served with hot steamed rice at the beginning of a full course meal, as it is believed that the bitterness helps in purifying the blood.

Neem Shukto (Mixed Veg. Curry with Neem Leaves)

#traditional - Shukto is a traditional Bengali cuisine and is considered as a delicacy. This is a mixed vegetable curry which has bitter gourd in it, but you can substitute it with few neem leaves. So this is the latter version. It is cooked in a mustard and milk based gravy.
It is mildly spiced and is tempered with Panch Phoron, the popular Bengali five spice. It is served with hot steamed rice at the beginning of a full course meal, as it is believed that the bitterness helps in purifying the blood.

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Ingredients

  1. 4 cupsmixed veggies, cut lengthwise
  2. (carrot, beans, pointed gourd, raw banana, raw papaya & pumpkin)
  3. as neededfew neem leaves to cook
  4. as neededfew neem leaves to garnish
  5. 2-3 tbsp.mustard oil
  6. 10-12bori (lentil dumplings / mangodi / vadi)
  7. 1-2whole dry red chilies
  8. 2bay leaves
  9. 1 tsp.panch phoron (equal quantity of fennel, mustard, cumin, fenugreek & nigella seeds
  10. to tastesalt
  11. 1-2green chilies, slit
  12. 1 tsp.cumin powder
  13. 1/2 tsp.turmeric powder (opt)
  14. 1 tbsp.mustard seeds
  15. 1/2 tsp.radhuni (celery seeds)
  16. 1/2 cupmilk
  17. 1 tsp.sugar
  18. 1 tsp.ghee

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Grind the mustard seeds and the radhuni (celery seeds) along with some water into a fine paste. Keep aside.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a pan and fry the bori (till golden brown) and the neem leaves (meant to garnish) separately. Drain and keep aside.

  3. 3

    Temper the same oil with the dry red chilies, bay leaves and the panch phoron. Allow it to splutter.

  4. 4

    Add the chopped veggies, all the dry spices and......

  5. 5

    .....neem leaves (meant to cook). Saute on low flame for 4-5 minutes.

  6. 6

    Add 1&1/2 cups water and green chilies. Simmer, covered on a low flame till the veggies are cooked.

  7. 7

    When done, add the mustard paste, milk, ghee, sugar and fried vadi. Simmer for 2-3 minutes and then switch off the flame.

  8. 8

    Serve with hot steamed rice at the beginning of a full course meal.

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