Sukto

sukto

Ingredients:

•  potato :1 cut into long sliced
•  bitter gourd/ucche :1 cut into long sliced
•  drumstick :1-2 cut into long sliced
•  flat beans : 7-8 cut into long sliced
•  egg plant/bringal : 1/2 cut into long sliced
•  raw banana : 1 cut into long sliced
•  radish : 1/2 cut into long sliced
•  bori/ lentil nuggets :6-7
•  green chillies :2
•  ginger :1 tbsp paste
•  poppy seed :3 tbsp paste
•  mustard seed :3 tbsppaste
•  sugar : 1 1/2 tbsp
•  salt to taste
•  milk : 1/2 cup
•  fennel seed: 1 tsp 
•  ghee : 1 tbsp
•  panch poron(roasted and powdered) :2tsp
•  vegetable oil/mustard oil:3-4 tbsp
•  bay leaves :2
•  radhuni: 1/8 tsp

Procedure:

 1) Take a pan ,heat oil and fry all vegetables one by one and set them aside.
 2) In the same pan heat little oil and add bay leaves and radhuni.
 3) Now add green chilli and  ginger paste and fennel paste and saute.
 4) Then add all the vegetables (except potato and eggplants) and add
      little water and salt.
 5) Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.
 6) Now add potatoes and cover and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
 7) Now add poppy seed paste and mustard paste in it and mix well.
 8) Add bitter gourd/ucche,bori and eggplant mix well.
 9) Add milk and  sugar  and cook for 5-6 minutes.
10) Now add ghee and sprinkle panch phoron powder and switch off the flame.
       Serve with steamed rice.

sukto

Chola-r Dal/ Bengali Style Chana Dal

Ingredients:

• chana dal : 1 cup
• bay leaves : 2-3
• dry red chilli : 2-3
• cinnamon/dalchini :1"
• cloves/laung :3-4
• green cardamoms/ elaichi : 3-4
• cumin powder :1/2 tsp
• ginger paste :1 tsp
• turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
• salt to taste
• sugar:1 tbsp
• kismis/raisins: 1tbsp
• cashew: 1 tbsp
• ghee/clarified butter: 1 tbsp
• vegetable oil/canola oil: 1 tbsp
• water:2 cups

Procedure:
1)  Rinse the dal well and soak the dal for an hour in water.

2)  Add the soaked chana dal and 2 cups water in the pressure cooker
     on a medium to high flame pressure cook the dal for 4-5 whistles.
     The grains should be separate and yet cooked thoroughly.

3)  In a pan heat oil.Then first add all the whole spices -
     bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and dry red chilies.
     Fry till they become aromatic. this takes some seconds.

4)  Now add ginger paste, cumin powder, turmeric powder, and salt.
     Fry them till oil seperates from masala.

5)  Pour the boiled dal on the fried masala.

6)  Now add sugar, raisins, cashews.
     Let it boil for 4-5 minutes in high heat.

7)  Now simmer the heat and add ghee.
     Mix them well. cook for a minute or 2.

8)  Turn off the heat.

     Serve cholar dal with luchi, bengali peas kachori
     and even steamed rice if you prefer.

Notes:

 If the cholar dal becomes thick after its pressure cooked, then add some
 water to thin it.The consistency of the dal can always be adjusted by adding
 less or more water after its cooked.You can keep the consistency thin or
 thick , as per your choice.

chola-r dal