Indian Food & Recipes

Shukto

Shukto is a bitter dish. This is the first dish of traditional Indian meal.

Ingredients:

• 300 gm mixed vegetables (potato, sweet potato, drumstick, brinjal, bitter gourd, green papaya, kanchkala (green banana) (wash and cut into medium cubes)
• 100 gm bori (dried small pulse cakes)
• 1-teaspoon panch-phoran
• 1-teaspoon ginger paste
• 2-teaspoon rai (black mustard seeds) paste
• 1-cup of milk
• 2-tablespoon mustard oil
• Salt and sugar according to taste
• 1-cup of water
• 2-tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
  

Preparation:

1. Heat the oil in a pan, fry the bori light brown and keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a pan, give the panch-phoran for sauté.
3. Add all vegetables and fry them in low flame.
4. When the vegetables become soft add rai paste, ginger paste, salt and sugar to taste.
5. Add milk, water and pre-fried bori & cook it for 10-12 min in medium flame with cover.
6. When the gravy become thick and sprinkle the ghee on top.
7. Enjoy Shukto with steaming Plain rice.