Saak-er Ghanto

Ingredients

• 1 cup of eggplant, diced
• 1 cup of pumpkin, diced
• ½ cup of potato, diced
• ½ cup of radish, diced
• 3 cups of spinach, roughly chopped
• ½ teaspoon of panch phoron
• ½ teaspoon of ginger paste
• ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon of mustard paste or powder
• 1 red chilly, halved
• ½ teaspoon of sugar
• salt, to taste
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• 8-10 pieces of bori, deep-fried, optional

Procedures

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan, and add the red chilly and panchforan.
2. When the seeds turn brown, add potato and radish.
3. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.
4. Add pumpkin and eggplants and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes.
5. Add the chopped spinach and stir-fry the whole mixture for 2–3 minutes.
6. Add turmeric powder, half cup of water, salt, sugar and mustard paste/powder.
7. Cook , covered, on medium to low heat until the potato and radish are done.
8. Mix the deep fried boris.
9. Serve in room temperature.

Note

You can omit or substitute any vegetable that you like. Sweet potatoes, beans etc. also go well. Spinach can be substituted with other leafy vegetables - but the amount should be adjusted. The dish should be dry - so adjust the amount of water accordingly.