Shukto - Low Spiced Bitter Bengali Vegetable Dish - Healthy

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 50 g bitter melons (melon)
• 100 g raw papayas, peeled
• 2 pieces raw bananas, peeled
• 100 g pumpkin, peeled
• 100 g eggplants (aubergine)
• 1 piece medium sized potato, peeled
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon panch phoron (equal part of black mustard, fennel, fenugreek, nigella seeds & cumin)
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed paste (optional)
• 1 tablespoon rice bran or 1 tablespoon refined oil
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• salt
• 500 ml water

Recipe

• 1 dice all vegetables in inch long pieces. wash & keep aside in water as raw banana turns black when in direct contact with air.
• 2 heat oil in wok/pan. add panch phoron. as soon as it splutters, add ginger paste. after a minute, add cumin powder. add all vegetables, stir for 5 minutes. add salt to taste & poppy seed paste. stir and pour water. bring to boil, sim and cover the pan slightly.
• 3 keep stirring & checking in between for vegetables to be cooked completely. as soon as the vegetables are done(test by taking a piece each and mash/slice with spoon wihtout any difficulty), add sugar. the gravy should not be very thick. remove from gas oven and serve with rice(brown).