Saak-er Ghanto

Ingredients

 * 1 cup of eggplant, diced
 * 1 cup of pumpkin, diced
 * ½ cup of potato, diced
 * ½ cup of radish, diced
 * 3 cups of spinach, roughly chopped
 * ½ teaspoon of panch phoron
 * ½ teaspoon of ginger paste
 * ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
 * 1 teaspoon of mustard paste or powder
 * 1 red chilly, halved
 * ½ teaspoon of sugar
 * salt, to taste
 * 2 tablespoons of oil
 * 8-10 pieces of bori, deep-fried, optional

Directions

 * 1) Heat the oil in a saucepan, and add the red chilly and panchforan.
 * 2) When the seeds turn brown, add potato and radish.
 * 3) Stir-fry for 2 minutes.
 * 4) Add pumpkin and eggplants and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes.
 * 5) Add the chopped spinach and stir-fry the whole mixture for 2–3 minutes.
 * 6) Add turmeric powder, half cup of water, salt, sugar and mustard paste/powder.
 * 7) Cook, covered, on medium to low heat until the potato and radish are done.
 * 8) Mix the deep fried boris.
 * 9) Serve in room temperature.

Note
You can omit or substitute any vegetable that you like. Sweet potatoes, beans etc. also go well. Spinach can be substituted with other leafy vegetables - but the amount should be adjusted. The dish should be dry - so adjust the amount of water accordingly.