Bengali Sukto Recipe - Mixed Vegetable Curry
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with karela (bitter gourd/ pavakkai) - sliced, sweet potato - julienne, brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - diced. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
20 steps- 1
To begin making the Sukto Recipe, in a frying pan heat mustard oil
mustard seeds - paste(1 tablespoon)mustard oil - as required - 2
Fry badi/dried lentil dumplings until it turns light brown in colour
badi (wadi) - as required - 3
In same oil fry bitter gourd slices until crispy
ridge gourd (turai/ peerkangai) - diced(1/2 cup) - 4
Drain in a paper towel and keep aside
- 5
Add 1 tablespoon more oil on frying pan and heat it up, then roast red chilli, bay leaf and methi seeds
mustard seeds - paste(1 tablespoon)poppy seeds - paste(2 tablespoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1 teaspoon)dry red chilli(1)bay leaf (tej patta)(1) - 6
After it starts crackling add all vegetables including sweet potato, brinjal, kaddu, drumstick, raw papaya, plantian stem and ridge gourd
sweet potato - julienne(1)brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - diced(1 cup)kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - diced(1 cup)drumstick - cut into inch(2 pieces)raw papaya - diced(1/2 cup)ridge gourd (turai/ peerkangai) - diced(1/2 cup)plantain stem - julienne(1 cup) - 7
Cook for about 2 minutes, add salt and turmeric powder
turmeric powder (haldi)(2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)salt - for seasoning - 8
Cook for 5 minutes on low heat
- 9
Add poppy seed paste, mustard seeds paste and fry for 5 minutes
mustard seeds - paste(1 tablespoon)poppy seeds - paste(2 tablespoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1 teaspoon)ginger - paste(1 tablespoon)mustard oil - as required - 10
Add cumin powder and sugar
sugar(1 tablespoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 11
Add 1 cup of water, then covered and cook for 15 minutes or until vegetables are well cooked
- 12
After 15 minutes add crispy bitter gourd slices and badi
ridge gourd (turai/ peerkangai) - diced(1/2 cup)badi (wadi) - as required - 13
Let it cook for about a minute
- 14
After a minute, add the ginger paste
mustard seeds - paste(1 tablespoon)poppy seeds - paste(2 tablespoon)ginger - paste(1 tablespoon) - 15
Cook for 5 minutes, then add ghee and milk
milk(1/2 cup)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 16
Let it boil, as it start boiling, switch of the gas
- 17
Sukto is ready, cool it before serving
- 18
It tastes best when it is cold and served with steamed rice
- 19
Serve Sukto along with Steamed Rice for your weekday lunch
- 20
You can also make other vegetables along with this recipes such as Bengali Jhinge Narkol Chenchki or Aloo Posto to complete the meal
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Bengali Sukto Recipe - Mixed Vegetable Curry
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with karela (bitter gourd/ pavakkai) - sliced, sweet potato - julienne, brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - diced. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
20 steps- 1
To begin making the Sukto Recipe, in a frying pan heat mustard oil
mustard seeds - paste(1 tablespoon)mustard oil - as required - 2
Fry badi/dried lentil dumplings until it turns light brown in colour
badi (wadi) - as required - 3
In same oil fry bitter gourd slices until crispy
ridge gourd (turai/ peerkangai) - diced(1/2 cup) - 4
Drain in a paper towel and keep aside
- 5
Add 1 tablespoon more oil on frying pan and heat it up, then roast red chilli, bay leaf and methi seeds
mustard seeds - paste(1 tablespoon)poppy seeds - paste(2 tablespoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1 teaspoon)dry red chilli(1)bay leaf (tej patta)(1) - 6
After it starts crackling add all vegetables including sweet potato, brinjal, kaddu, drumstick, raw papaya, plantian stem and ridge gourd
sweet potato - julienne(1)brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - diced(1 cup)kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin) - diced(1 cup)drumstick - cut into inch(2 pieces)raw papaya - diced(1/2 cup)ridge gourd (turai/ peerkangai) - diced(1/2 cup)plantain stem - julienne(1 cup) - 7
Cook for about 2 minutes, add salt and turmeric powder
turmeric powder (haldi)(2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)salt - for seasoning - 8
Cook for 5 minutes on low heat
- 9
Add poppy seed paste, mustard seeds paste and fry for 5 minutes
mustard seeds - paste(1 tablespoon)poppy seeds - paste(2 tablespoon)methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)(1 teaspoon)ginger - paste(1 tablespoon)mustard oil - as required - 10
Add cumin powder and sugar
sugar(1 tablespoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 11
Add 1 cup of water, then covered and cook for 15 minutes or until vegetables are well cooked
- 12
After 15 minutes add crispy bitter gourd slices and badi
ridge gourd (turai/ peerkangai) - diced(1/2 cup)badi (wadi) - as required - 13
Let it cook for about a minute
- 14
After a minute, add the ginger paste
mustard seeds - paste(1 tablespoon)poppy seeds - paste(2 tablespoon)ginger - paste(1 tablespoon) - 15
Cook for 5 minutes, then add ghee and milk
milk(1/2 cup)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 16
Let it boil, as it start boiling, switch of the gas
- 17
Sukto is ready, cool it before serving
- 18
It tastes best when it is cold and served with steamed rice
- 19
Serve Sukto along with Steamed Rice for your weekday lunch
- 20
You can also make other vegetables along with this recipes such as Bengali Jhinge Narkol Chenchki or Aloo Posto to complete the meal
Rate this recipe
