Bengali Sukto Recipe - Mixed Vegetable Curry

Step 1: To begin making the Sukto Recipe, in a frying pan heat mustard oil

Step 2: Fry badi/dried lentil dumplings until it turns light brown in colour

Step 3: In same oil fry bitter gourd slices until crispy

Step 4: Drain in a paper towel and keep aside

Step 5: Add 1 tablespoon more oil on frying pan and heat it up, then roast red chilli, bay leaf and methi seeds

Step 6: After it starts crackling add all vegetables including sweet potato, brinjal, kaddu, drumstick, raw papaya, plantian stem and ridge gourd

Step 7: Cook for about 2 minutes, add salt and turmeric powder

Step 8: Cook for 5 minutes on low heat

Step 9: Add poppy seed paste, mustard seeds paste and fry for 5 minutes

Step 10: Add cumin powder and sugar

Step 11: Add 1 cup of water, then covered and cook for 15 minutes or until vegetables are well cooked

Step 12: After 15 minutes add crispy bitter gourd slices and badi

Step 13: Let it cook for about a minute

Step 14: After a minute, add the ginger paste

Step 15: Cook for 5 minutes, then add ghee and milk

Step 16: Let it boil, as it start boiling, switch of the gas

Step 17: Sukto is ready, cool it before serving

Step 18: It tastes best when it is cold and served with steamed rice

Step 19: Serve Sukto along with Steamed Rice for your weekday lunch

Step 20: You can also make other vegetables along with this recipes such as Bengali Jhinge Narkol Chenchki or Aloo Posto to complete the meal