Ingredients

• Karela - 1.5 cup
• Brinjal -1/2 cup
• Potato - 1/2 cup
• Pumpkin - 1/2 cup
• Raw papaya - 1/2cup
• Raw banana - 1/2 cup
• Cucumber - 1/2 cup
• Drumstick - 1/2 cup
• Urad dal bari - 1 cup
• Radhuni a spice from Bengal - 2 tsp (you can use mustard seed if radhuni is not available)
• Ginger-Jeera paste - 2 tsp
• Tejpatta - 2
• Salt as per taste
• Turmeric powder - 2 tsp
• Water - 1 cup
• Sugar - 2 tsp

How to Make Bengali Sukto

• Cut all vegetables except karela into medium pieces (neither too small nor too large).
• Cut karela into rings.
• Heat 2-3 tbsp oil in a pan and deep fry the karela pieces.
• Keep the fried karela aside.
• Add some oil in the same pan and then add panch phoran, mustard seeds and dry mirch and allow them to splutter.
• Add all the vegetables except fried karela into it and fry them for 5-7 mins.
• Then add salt and sugar and pour some water so that all the vegetables are just submerged
• Cover the pan and let the vegetables boil.
• Check the potatoes.
• If the potatoes are done, it means the other vegetables have also been cooked well.
• Now add fried karela pieces, milk and water paste of mustard seeds powder with the gravy of boiled vegetables.
• Let it cook for another 2 to 3 minutes and add ghee.
• Stir well and serve hot with steamed rice