Neem patar shukto (bitter dish with neem leaves)

Ingredients:

• A bunch of neem leaves (washed)
• 1 big bowl mixed vegetables (potato, sweet potato, parwal, sheem, brinjal, green banana, bitter gourd, and drumsticks)
• 50 gm bori (dried pulse cakes)
• 1 teaspoon panch phoran
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 tablespoon rai (black mustard seed) paste
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed paste
• 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
• Salt & sugar according to taste
• 1/2 cup of mustard oil
• 2 cup of water
  

Preparation:

1. Heat the oil in a pan, fry the dried pulse cakes, crushed them and keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a pan, fry the neem leaves and keep aside.
3. Heat the oil in a pan, add mixed vegetables and fry it properly.
4. Add turmeric powder, mustard paste, poppy seed paste, salt & sugar to taste.
5. Add water and cook it in a medium flame with cover.
6. When the vegetables are prepared, place it in a big bowl.
7. Heat the ghee in a pan, add panch phoran and ginger paste for sauté.
8. Add pre-cooked vegetables, pre-fried neem leaves and stir it properly.
9. Starting meal with Neem patar shukto.