Ingredients
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Instructions
Cooking Steps
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