VegetarianLunchWest Bengal
Bengali Sukto
Bengali Sukto is a vegetarian lunch from West Bengal. It is made with mixed vegetables, bitter gourd and poppy seeds. This recipe serves 4 and takes about 1 hr. One serving has about 120 kcal, 5 g protein, 15 g carbs and 6 g fat.
Did you know? A traditional Bengali bitter dish. Poppy seed paste thickens. The flavors are complex. Often served at start of meal. The bitterness is acquired taste.
Updated · nutrition is an estimate per serving
- Diet
- Vegetarian
- Course
- Lunch
- Cuisine
- West Bengal
- Calories
- 120 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Style
- Healthy
- Serves
- 4
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Level
- Easy
Ingredients (serves 4)
- 150 g bitter gourd
- 150 g potato
- 100 g raw banana
- 100 g brinjal
- 100 g drumstick
- 100 g pumpkin (optional)
- 2 tbsp mustard oil
- 2 bay leaf
- ½ tsp panch phoron
- ½ tsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
- 1 green chilli
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp sugar (optional)
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp ghee (optional)
dairy and mustard.
