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Tuesday, September 8

A pale, milky Bengali shukto with assorted vegetable pieces — bitter melon, drumstick, raw banana, eggplant — in a light gravy, garnished simply, beside rice.

West Bengal / East India · Indian

Shukto (Bengali Mixed Vegetables with a Bitter Note)

The dish that opens a traditional Bengali meal: a gently spiced, milk-enriched medley of vegetables built around bitter melon, balanced with a paste of mustard and poppy seeds and a tempering of panch phoron and bay. Subtle, soothing, and quietly sophisticated.

IntermediateSides45 minServes 4

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