3 Uncommon Shukto Recipe
Shukto is traditionally a recipe from the Bengali Kitchen. This Shukto recipe is a mixture of many vegetables cooked in milk. Shukto is served with hot steamed rice during lunch.
Shukto is traditionally a recipe from the Bengali Kitchen. This recipe is a mixture of many vegetables cooked in milk. Shukto is served with hot steamed rice during lunch. Mainly serving Shukto with many other dishes with steamed rice gives pride to the Bengali Thali. Our grandmothers used to cook different varieties of Shukto. And each of the recipes has its uniqueness and they have their own specialty. We generally know Shukto is prepared from raw bananas. Generally Raw banana is the main ingredient for Shukto. We can add lots of different varieties of vegetables to the shukto. In one word we can say that shukto is a curry that contains lots of vegetables. The main flavor that we get in shukto is the poppy and mustard seeds. This is the most important spice that we add to a shukto. But here we will see Shukto recipes in different varieties. Shukto is served on all Bengali occasions with steamed rice. So let us not waste much more time and enjoy our different Shukto variety of recipes direct from the grandmother’s kitchen.
Here We Will Share 3 Uncommon Recipes Of Shukto in Details That Our Grandmother Used to Prepare.
PAPAYA SHUKTO (PEPER SHUKTO)
In this recipe of Papaya Shukto raw papaya is the main ingredient. We will add many more vegetables with it and some spices. If someone doesn’t like Raw papaya then after eating this recipe of papaya Shukto he will definitely fall in love with papaya. So let us not waste any more time and see the recipe in details and prepare them.
PEPER SHUKTO
Ingredients
- 1 medium potato
- 1 medium brinjal
- 1 medium bitter gourd
- 1 medium raw banana
- 1 medium papaya
- 1 medium radish
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- 1 tablepoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon methi powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- Take a pan and heat the oil in it.
- Now fry the vegetables one by one.
- Keep them aside.
- Now put the poppy seeds and mustard seeds in a blender and blend them to a paste.
- Now heat butter in a pan and add the ginger paste to it.
- Sir till the raw smell goes out.
- Now add little water just a cup.
- Add all the vegetables and salt to it.
- Now add the paste made.
- Stir them a little and let the vegetables get softened.
- If needed add 1 more cup of water and cook the vegetables by covering the lid.
- Our yummy shukto is ready.
- Just add 1 spoon of ghee from the top and serve them with hot steamed rice.
Notes
- Soak the mustard seeds and poppy seeds in warm water for 30 minutes.
- Cut all vegetables in long sizes.
FISH SHUKTO (MACHER SHUKTO)
I think very rarely someone has heard that Shukto can be prepared with fish too. In this recipe Fish Shukto Fish is the main ingredient and many more spices and vegetables are used. This recipe is definitely too yummy and it will be a deadly combination with steamed rice. So let us not waste any more time and see the recipe in detail and prepare them.
MACHER SHUKTO
Ingredients
- 1 medium brinjal
- 2 medium potato
- 1 medium raw banana
- 4 pieces carp fish
- 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 cup milk
- 2 dried red chili
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- 1 tablespoon salt
- half cup oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wok.
- Add the fish to it when the oil becomes heated up.
- Fry the fish very nicely till the color changes to golden brown.
- Keep them aside.
- Now add the vegetables one by one to the oil and fry them very well.
- Keep them aside.
- Now put the mustard seeds and poppy seeds in a blender and blend them to a smooth paste.
- Now to the same oil add the dried red chili and the ginger paste.
- Stir them till the raw smell goes out.
- Next, add the paste made and salt to it.
- Stir them for 2 seconds and add 1 cup of water to it.
- Add all the fried vegetables to it.
- Let them simmer and get cooked.
- Next, add the milk to it when the vegetables get tender.
- Now add the fish to the wok.
- Stir them nicely.
- Now add the butter on the top and also you can split green chili and add to it.
- Our yummy fish shukto is ready.
- Serve them with hot steamed rice.
Notes
- Soak the mustard seeds and poppy seeds in warm water for 30 minutes.
- Cut all vegetables in long sizes.
THANKUNI PATAR SHUKTO (CENTELLA ASIATICA SHUKTO)
This is purely a recipe from our Grandmother. As they used to eat lots of green vegetables, so they experimented a lot with them. This Shukto recipe will also be loved by all. So let us not waste any more time and see the recipe in details and prepare them.
THANKUNI PATAR SHUKTO
Ingredients
- 1 cup Thankuni leaves
- 1 medium raw papaya
- 2 medium potato
- 1 small raw banana
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 green chili
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- 2 dried red chili
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon ghee
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wok.
- Add All the vegetables to the wok one by one and fry them nicely.
- Now put the poppy and mustard seeds in a blender and blend them to a smooth paste.
- Now, Into the same oil add the dried red chili and ginger paste.
- Stir them till the raw smell goes out.
- Now, add the thankuni leaves chopped into small pieces to the wok and stir them nicely.
- If needed add half cup of water to it.
- Now add the paste to the wok and stir them nicely for 2 minutes.
- Next, add the fried vegetables to it.
- Cover the lid and stir them so that the vegetables gets soften.
- Now, add the milk and stir them for 2 minutes.
- Add the green chili and cover the lid and let them simmer for 5 minutes on low flame.
- Now add the ghee from the top and our yummy shukto is ready to be served,
Notes
- Soak the mustard seeds and poppy seeds in warm water for 30 minutes.
- Cut all vegetables in long sizes.
