Bengali Style Mix Veg - Labra Torkari
Labra Torkari is a traditional Bengali mixed vegetable dish, typically prepared during festivals like Durga Puja. It's a simple, wholesome, and nutritious dish made with an assortment of seasonal vegetables and flavored with Bengali spices.
Ingredients
- 1sponge gourd
- 1medium size sweet potato
- 1raw banana
- 2medium size potatoes
- 2brinjal
- 2carrots
- 250gcauliflower
- 250gred pumpkin
- 250gyam
- 1tbspPeanut oil
- A spoon of PanchPoron
- 1dry red chilli
- 2slit green chillies
- 1tspasafoetida
- 1tbspgrated coconut
- 1cupchopped spinach
- 1/2tbspsalt
- Oil to deep fry veggies
- Mustard oil for tempering
How to make Bengali Style Mix Veg - Labra Torkari
Frying the veggies
Take raw banana, potatoes, yam, sweet potato, cauliflower, carrots, and chop into medium size cubes. Deep fry one by one. Add a pinch of salt to all the fried veggies.
Heat mustard oil , add PanchPoron, green chillies, dry red chilli and asafoetida. To this tempering add chopped brinjal, sponge gourd and red pumpkin. Toss well.
Next add turmeric powder, red chilli powder salt and fried veggies. Mix well.
Add Grated coconut and chopped spinach. Mix well , cover and simmer for 5 min.
Bengali Style Mix Veg ( Labra Torkari) is ready to offer. Labra is often paired with Bengali-style khichuri (a rice and lentil dish) for a wholesome, festive meal. The combination is a classic during Durga Puja and other occasions.
Tips & Tricks
Panch Phoron (Bengali five-spice )spice mix is key to authentic flavor. It typically includes mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek, nigella seeds, and fennel seeds. Don’t skip this as it gives Labra its distinctive Bengali taste. Temper the panch phoron in mustard oil for the best flavor.
While the vegetables should be tender, they shouldn’t turn mushy. The different textures of vegetables are part of what makes Labra enjoyable.
For a richer flavor, you can drizzle a little ghee on top at the end of cooking. This adds an extra layer of depth and richness.
After cooking, allow the Labra to rest for a few minutes before serving. This helps the flavors meld together and intensifies the taste
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