Bengali Egg Shukto

Ingredients

• 4 boiled eggs, peeled
• 1 bitter gourd (karela), sliced
• 1 potato, diced
• 1 raw banana, sliced
• 1 drumstick (sohanjna), cut into pieces
• 1 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 tsp panch phoron (five-spice mix)
• 1 tbsp poppy seed paste
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 cup milk
• Fresh coriander for garnish

Method

1. Fry the bitter gourd slices in mustard oil until light brown; remove and keep aside.
2. In the same oil, fry panch phoron until it crackles.
3. Add the potato, raw banana and drumstick; fry for 3 minutes.
4. Add ginger paste, salt and sugar; pour in the milk and 1 cup of water.
5. Cover and cook for 12 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
6. Stir in the poppy seed paste and the fried bitter gourd.
7. Add the boiled eggs and simmer for 5 more minutes.
8. Serve hot with boiled rice as the first course, Bengali style.