L For Labra -- Mixed Vegetable curry

My recipe for L is a popular Mixed vegetable curry Labra from Bengali cuisine. This will be a perfect side dish for Khichuri ans specially made for bhog on Sarwasthi puja. You can make this mixed vegetable medley any time and even serve with plain rice and roti. there is almost a similar recipe we have in Andhra cuisine which is known as Kalagalupu koora. But in Bengali style Labra Panch phoron plays an important roll with its wonderful aroma. Panch phoran is a seasoning which includes cumin seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennal seeds, kalonji. This five spice mixture is well known as panch phoron which is very commonly used as a seasoning in Bengali cuisine. This is a no onion and no garlic recipe.

So let's check the recipe.....
Recipe adopted from Deepa's Hamaree rasoi
INGREDIENTS:---
Carrot   ---  1 cubed
Radish  ---  1 cut in ti strips
Eggplant  ---  1 cut in to long strips
Potato ---  1 medium cut in to long thin slices
Cauliflower  --- 1 cup cut in to small florets
Cabbage --  1 cup chopped
Spinach  ---  1 cup chopped
Ginger  ---  2 tea sp grated
Green chillies  -- 2 slit
Red chilli   --  1
Panch phoron  ---  2 tea sp
Turmeric powder  ---  1 and half tea sp
Ghee  ---  2 tab sp
Sugar  ---   2 tea sp
Oil   --- 4 tab sp
METHOD:---
1. Wash spinach in running water and take it in to a pan add salt and 1 cup water cover and cook for two minutes, remove and drain the water and set a side.
2. Heat oil in a pan add panch phoron and let them crackle then add all the vegetables grated ginger, salt to taste cover and cook in a low heat for ten minutes.
3. After temn minutes remove the lid add turmeric powder, red chilli powder mix well and let the vegetables cook in their own juices.
If you find the vegetables are sticking to the bottom sprinkle some water and stir in between and cook till vegetables are done.
4. Add sugar and ghee mix well and switch off the heat.
Serve with Khichuri...

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