Bengali Traditional shukto In Bengali|

The most common type of Bengali shukto recipe now prevalent in these parts involves the use of vegetables like drumsticks, brinjal and green plantains or raw banana and the bitter gourd provides the quintessential bitterness. Bengali shukto recipe is a light stew with just the flavourings of radhuni (a superior cousin of celery seeds) and milk.

This Bengali shukto recipe that I am sharing today is at present most synonymous with biye bari (marriage ceremonies) and other festive occasions. Do check the "shukto" recipe hope you will like.

Ingredients:

• Ginger paste- 1 tsp
• Mustard paste - 1/2 tsp
• Panch foron - 1 tsp
• Mustard oil - 6-7 tbsp
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Milk - 1 cup
• Maida - 1 tsp
• Bitter gourd - 1 medium
• Potato - 1 medium (Cut lengthwise)
• Raw papaya - 1/2 portion of medium papaya
• Bringal - 1 medium (cut lengthwise)
• Panchforon powder- 1 tbsp
• Radhuni paste - 1/2 tsp
• Sugar - 2 tsp
• Bay leaves - 2
• Banana stem - 6 inch cut into half circle
• salt as per taste
• Sweet potato - 1 medium (Cut lengthwise)
• Drumstick - 2 pieces