Recipe: at dinner Palong shak ghonto or Spinach mixed vegetable Curry

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Palong shak ghonto or Spinach mixed vegetable Curry. Spinach is a popular leafy vegetable across the world. Earlier I used to think that spinach is just a rural leafy vegetable which is popular in Bengal only. In Bengal, spinach curry (Palong shak ghonto) is very popular and I love this winter food since my childhood.

The bori or vadis add a nice bite to the dish and though I am not really picky, but Urad.

Palong Shaker Ghonto is a Bengali style Spinach and mixed vegetable mish-mash, flavored with Bengali five spice blend ( Panch Phoron) is a very common dish in every Bengali family.

Palong Shaker Ghonto is a Bengali style Spinach and mixed vegetable mish-mash, flavored with Bengali five spice blend ( Panch Phoron) is a very common dish in every Bengali family.

You can have Palong shak ghonto or Spinach mixed vegetable Curry using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Palong shak ghonto or Spinach mixed vegetable Curry

1. It’s 450 gm of Spinach -.

2. Prepare 1 of Potato medium -.

3. Prepare 150 g of Pumpkin -.

4. It’s 150 g of Bringal -.

5. Prepare 1 pcs of Green chilli -.

6. You need 2 tbsp of Coriander leavs -.

7. It’s 2 pcs of Dried red chilies -.

8. Prepare 2 of Bay leaves.

9. It’s 1 tsp of Pannch foron -.

10. Prepare 1 tsp of Turmeric powder -.

11. You need 1 tsp of Cumin powder -.

12. It’s of Salt as per your taste.

13. Prepare of Sugar as per your taste.

14. You need 1 tbsp of Oil.

15. It’s 15 gm of chickpea.

Today I bring to you a typical Bengali recipe - palong shaker ghonto - which is a scrumptious mixed veg dish primarily dominated by spinach i.e. palong shaak.

Out of many traditional Bengali recipes that I grew up on, if one recipe stood out most prominently and etched a permanent mark on my soul as well as taste buds, then that has to be.

Palong Shaker Ghonto is basically a Vegetarian dish prepared with various veggies that include Eggplant, Radish, Potato etc. and obviously Spinach plays the lead role!

In Bengali, Ghonto stands for a semi massed mixed-Veg and it is mostly tempered with Bengali five spices which are known as Panch Phoron.

Palong shak ghonto or Spinach mixed vegetable Curry step by step

1. Soak the spinach for 15 minutes and rinse thoroughly several times before using.separate leaves from the stalks..

2. Pile spinach into a pan and add chick pea.sprinkle some salt and steam on medium heat for 8 minutes..

3. Take another pan and heat oil add dried red chillis, Bay leaves, cumin seeds.stir the spices and add potato, bringal, pumpkin.remember to keep heat low, stir regularly and cover the pan..

4. Lightly squeeze water from spinach and sprinkle on the vegetables in to the pan and mix together nicely and cook for 5 minutes..

5. Add sugar and continue cooking on low heat until veggies are done..

6. Spinach vegetables Curry is ready. garnish with some coriander leaves..

Here I must mention, I do use the radish leaves as well along with.

This Palang Shaak er Ghonto or Spinach with a medley of vegetables is cooked a little different from my Mom's.

Every home has its own little tradition of cooking the exact same dish and so taste of the same dish varies from one home to other.

While my Mom uses dhone-jire-ada bata, this one solely relies on Paanch Phoron and Roasted Cumin powder (Bhaja Jire Guro) to create magic.

Below is the picture Of palong Shake'er ghonto made in a more traditional way , without pressure cooking spinach and other vegetables.