Description
Gota Sheddho is a Traditional Bengali thick Lentil Soup prepared with lots of Veggies in the winter or specifically on the night of Saraswati Puja.
Ingredients
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- 6 Potatoes
- 6 Sweet Potatoes
- 6 Baby Eggplants
- 6 Peas with the pod ( I have used 12 instead of 6)
- 6 Hyacinth Beans (or Sheem)
- 6 Baby Spinach ( I have used a small bunch)
- 150g Whole Green Moong Daal
- 6 Green Chilies
- 3 Tbsp. Mustard Oil
- 1 Tsp. Salt or to taste
- 1 Lemon (optional)
- 2 Dry Red chili (optional)
Instructions
- Wash each of the veggies carefully.
- Don't peel the skin from the veggies or remove the pod of Peas or the stem of Eggplant.
- Now wash Daal thoroughly.
- Some people prefer to soak the Daal before cooking. However, my mother does not soak it before cooking and I have followed her process.
- Take the Daal in a big vessel and pour sufficient water to cover it and cook for around 30 minutes or till the Daal soften 1/3d.
- Add Potatoes followed by the Sweet Potato, Hyacinth Beans, Peas, Baby Eggplant, Baby Spinach.
- Give a gap of 10 minutes in between the veggies.
- Cover the Vessel with a lid and cook on a medium flame for around 1-1.5 hour. You need to cook till the veggies and Daal soften but remain in shape.
- It took me about 1.20 hour for making the dish. You can also pressure cook it but I prefer the traditional way of preparing Gota Sheddho.
- whistles are enough for pressure cooking.
- Now it’s time to give the dish an overnight rest which I also did.
- Pour the Oil along with Red Chili, Green Chili, and a dash of lemon juice over Gota Sheddho and serve it with Panta Bhat (rice).
Gota Sheddho Recipe Video
Notes
Heat 1 Tbsp. of Mustard Oil in a Wok and temper the oil with Dry Red Chili and salt. Add this to Gota Sheddho. this step is optional.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Bengali
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 150g
- Calories: 468
- Sugar: 11.1g
- Sodium: 1314mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 82.6g
- Fiber: 15.7g
- Protein: 19.7g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Gota Sheddho, Gota Shiddho, Bengali Gota Chorchori