Shukto ( Traditional Bengali Style Mixed vegetables Curry )

Ingredients :

1.  Raw Banana ( peeled  )  - 1 pieces ( Cut into  medium size slice )

2. Green Peas - 1/2 cup

3. Brinjal or egg plant - 1 medium size  ( cut into medium size slice )

4. Green Papaya ( peeled  )   - 1 small size ( cut into medium size slice )

5. Carrot ( peeled  ) - 2 ( cut  into   medium  size slice )

6. Pumpkin ( peeled ) -  300 gm ( cut into  medium size slice )

7. Potato  ( peeled  ) - 1  ( cut  into  medium size slice )

8. Flat bean - 7 - 8

9. Bitter Gourd - 3 ( cut  into medium size slice )

10. Cauliflower - 1 medium  bowl ( cut into medium size slice )

11. Home made bori - 10 - 15 or handful

12. Sugar - 1/2 tea spoon ( optional )

13. Turmeric powder - 1/3 tea spoon

14. Milk - 1/2 cup

15. Ghee ( clarified butter ) -  1 table spoon

16. Drum Stick - 1 ( cut into medium size )

17. Panch phoron - 1/2 tea spoon
      ( Fenugreek seeds or methi seeds ,  cumin seeds , nigella seeds , mustard seeds  and funnel seeds )

18. Bay leaf - 2 pieces

19.Black mustard seeds  - 1/2 tea spoon

20. White mustard seeds - 1 1/2 tea spoon

21. Radhuni seeds /  Ajmud - ( celery / or radhuni seeds ) - 1 tea spoon

22. Ginger - 10 gm or lemon size or small size

23. Refined flour / all purpose  flour / maida - 1 tea spoon

24. Oil As required

Method :

1. Step - 1 , Clean , rinse and  wash all the vegetables  under running water . Now  dry  all the vegetables with kitchen  towel    vegetables . Transfer to a kitchen  basket  . Keep aside .

2. Step - 2 , Take a mixer grinder  , now  1 1/2 tea spoon of   white  , radhuni ( ajmud  or celery ) 1 tea spoon , ginger small size  and add 2 table spoon water into the mixer grinder  , grind it  make  a smooth  paste . Keep aside .

3. Step - 3 , In a wok  add oil , heat  the oil 2 - 3 minutes . Now  add home made bori into the hot oil  , fry till light  golden brown color on low flame  . Take out them  . Transfer to a  others bowl  and keep aside .

4. Step - 4 , Now add  panch phoron 1/2 tea spoon , bay leaf 2 pieces  and black mustard seeds  1/2 tea spoon  stir fry for  a few second . Now add green peas , cauliflower , flat bean , raw banana , green papaya , pumpkin , brinjal or egg plant , drum stick , bitter gourd , potato and carrot mix it very well . Simmer till  vegetables are tender  and vegetables are half cooked . ( about 10 minutes ) .

5. Step - 5 ,  20  later  ,  You  can  open  the cover . Now vegetables are half cooked , now  add turmeric powder 1/3 tea spoon  or pinch  and add  sugar 1/2  tea spoon . Saute for 2 minutes . Now  add home made fried  bori , add ginger paste , white mustard seed paste  and add ajmud  ( celery or radhuni seeds ) paste . Mix it very well . Saute for 2 - 3 minutes . Now add water . Mix it very well . Cover the wok  . Simmer for 10 minutes .

6. Step - 6 , After 10 minutes , open the  cover . Now vegetables  are completely  tender  and cooked . In a   add milk 1/2 cup  and add (  refined flour / maida / all purpose flour ) . Whisk  and stir very well .  Pour  milk  and refined flour  mixture or batter  into  the curry   . Mix it very well . Add ghee or clarified butter 1 table spoon  . Cook for 2 minutes . After 2 minutes switch off flame . Transfer to a serving bowl .

7. Serve hot with steamed rice .