Shukto - Low Spiced Bitter Bengali Vegetable Dish - Healthy

• 50 g bitter melons (melon)
• 100 g raw papayas, peeled
• 2 pieces raw bananas, peeled
• 100 g pumpkin, peeled
• 100 g eggplants (aubergine)
• 1 piece medium sized potato, peeled
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon panch phoron (equal part of Black mustard, fennel, fenugreek, nigella seeds & cumin)
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed paste (optional)
• 1 tablespoon rice bran or 1 tablespoon refined oil
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• salt
• 500 ml water

1. Dice all vegetables in inch long pieces. wash & keep aside in water as raw banana turns black when in direct contact with air.
2. Heat Oil in wok/pan. Add panch phoron. As soon as it splutters, add ginger paste. After a minute, add cumin powder. Add all vegetables, stir for 5 minutes. Add salt to taste & poppy seed paste. Stir and pour water. Bring to boil, sim and cover the pan slightly.
3. Keep stirring & checking in between for vegetables to be cooked completely. As soon as the vegetables are done(test by taking a piece each and mash/slice with spoon wihtout any difficulty), add sugar. The gravy should not be very thick. Remove from gas oven and serve with rice(brown).

bitter, papayas, bananas, pumpkin, eggplants, potato, ginger paste, phoron, cumin powder, paste, rice bran, sugar, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shukto-low-spiced-bitter-bengali-vegetable-dish-healthy-271253 (may not work)