Shukto is a bitter and pungent stew of vegetables cooked in mustard oil and spiced with paanch phoron, ginger paste and chillies.
Bengali meals are served course by course, not all at once. And the first course is often bitter.
Think Bengali cuisine and the first thing comes to our mind is versatility. The food habit here also changes as per season.
This year, Poila Baisakh falls on April 15 (Saturday). We bring a full-course meal plan to put together a delicious festive lunch. Read on.