Saak-er Ghanto

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Saak-er Ghanto

Saak-er Ghanto is a traditional Bangladeshi recipe for a classic vegetarian curry of aubergine (eggplant), pumpkin, potatoes, mooli and spinach in a spiced sauce flavoured with panch phoron that's served with deep-fried bori. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Bangladeshi version of: Saak-er Ghanto.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

30 minutes

Total Time:

50 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Curry Chilli Recipes Vegetarian Recipes Spice Recipes Vegetable Recipes Bangladesh Recipes

Ingredients:

2 tbsp oil
1 red chilli, halved
1 tsp Panch Phoron
150g aubergine (eggplant), diced
150g pumpkin of butternut squash, diced
75g potatoes, peeled and diced
75g mooli (daikon), peeled and diced
350g spinach, washed, dried and roughly chopped
1/2 tsp ginger paste
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp brown sugar
salt, to taste
10 pieces of bori

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan and when hot add the chilli and panch phoron. Fry until the spices are aromatic then add the potatoes and mooli. Stir-fry for 2 minutes before adding the pumpkin and aubergine.

Continue stir-frying for 2 minutes more then add the spinach. Cook for about 3 minutes, until the spinach has wilted then add the turmeric, salt, sugar, ginger paste and about 100ml water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer then cook, covered, until the vegetables are tender (about 20 minutes). You are aiming for a dry mixture, if it's a little wet continue cooking, uncovered, until it dries out.

When ready, take off the heat, stir-in the deep fried bori and serve.