Katoya Data Chorchori | Bengali Mix-veg with Drumsticks Katoa Danta Chorchori

Katoya Data Chorchori- Bengali Style Mix-veg with Drumsticks, is a delightful Bengali vegetarian dish, perfect for summer. It's traditionally enjoyed with steamed rice and Daal.

The Recipe of Katoa Data Chorchori as described by Maa

Recently, on my way home from work, I stopped by the vegetable market as usual. There, I found some fresh "Katoya Data," a type of drumstick. I've enjoyed it in Bengali-style Chorchori many times, but I'd never actually made it myself. In fact, I didn't even know all the vegetables needed for the dish! So, I immediately called my mother to get the recipe and learn more. I thought I'd share our conversation with you just as it happened.

"Maa, could you tell me what else I need to buy to make Katoa Data Chorchori?" I asked my ever-helpful problem solver. After a brief pause, Maa replied, "You mean you don't know how to make Katoya Data Chorchori?!" "Well, Maa," I explained, "I've eaten it plenty of times, but I've never made it myself, and I couldn't find anything online, so..."

"For your blog?" my mother asked. "Well, kind of," I replied. "I want to create this recipe. Katoya Data is so popular in Bengal, and we've been eating it forever. I want to document a good recipe."

That seemed to satisfy her. "You know," she continued, "you can make it vegetarian or non-vegetarian. I'll share the vegetarian Katoya Data Chorchori recipe now, and maybe the non-vegetarian version another time." Then, with my auntie, who was visiting, they explained the recipe to me. I took their suggestions and cooked it myself later.

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While Chorchori usually includes green vegetables like spinach, along with potatoes, aubergine, drumstick, and radish, my mother's Drumstick Chorchori (Katoya Data Chorchori) has a special twist. In our family, we add snake gourd, or "Chichinge," to the mix. Tempered with Bengali five-spice, or Panch Phoron, and balanced with sweet, salty, and spicy flavors, the dish achieves a slightly mushy texture. All you need then is a spoonful of steamed rice and a bowl of Daal, ideally Bengali Moong Daal.

For me, Katoya Data Chorchori is pure comfort food. I prefer to sauté the vegetables lightly in oil rather than frying them separately, but you can prepare it however you like.

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Katoya Data Chorchori

Bengali Style Mix-veg with Drumsticks or Katoya Data Chorchori is a summer special Bengali vegetarian delicacy well served with steamed rice and Daal

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Bengali

Keyword aam kasundi murgi recipe debjanir rannaghar, data chorchori recipe, katoa data chorchori

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 People

Calories

Author Debjani Chatterjee Alam

Cost Rs 100

Ingredients

• 5 Katoya Data / Drumstick
• 2 Potato
• 1 Aubergine/ Eggplant/ Begun
• 2 Snake Gourd/ Chichinge/ Tori
• 250 g Pumpkin
• 2 Green Chili
• 10-15 Lentil Dumpling/ Bori/ Wadi
• 1 teaspoon Five Spices/ Panch Phoron
• 1 Dry Red Chili
• 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
• 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
• 1 tablespoon Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Salt to taste
• 3 tablespoon Mustard Oil

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Instructions

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• Wash veggies thoroughly and cut the Potato and Pumpkin into small cubes after peeling the skin, and the same-sized cubes of Aubergine but with the skin on.
• Remove the leaves from the Drumsticks or Katoya Data and cut into 2" long strips, and after peeling the skin, cut the Snake Gourd into square pieces.
• Now heat ½ Tbsp. Mustard Oil in a deep-bottom pan.
• Fry "Bori" or lentil dumplings till they turn light brown. Strain from oil and keep it aside.
• Add the remaining Oil to the pan and heat it properly.
• Temper the Oil with Bengali Five Spices or Panch Phoron and dry Red Chili.
• Add cubed Potatoes and fry till the potatoes soften a bit, and add Pumpkin, Drumsticks, Snake Gourd, Aubergine, and Green Chili one by one.
• Sauté the veggies on low flame for 5-7 minutes.
• Now add Turmeric Powder, Red Chili Powder, Sugar, and Salt and mix properly.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook on a low flame for 10 minutes.
• Stir in between to avoid sticking to the veggies at the bottom of the pan.
• No need to add water, the veggies will be cooked in their own moisture.
• Cook till all the veggies soften and turn a bit mushy (with the drumsticks intact).
• Add fried Bori to the Chorchori and lightly fold and switch the flame off after one minute of cooking. (optional)
• Serve Katoya Data Chorchori with Steamed Rice, and a Bowl full of Daal

I have mentioned my Mom several times here on Debjanir Rannaghar, but probably didn't share a pictorial moment with her, and here's one with her and with the little lady who calls me Mom!

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I am Debjani Chatterjee Alam. A CSR specialist by profession and a food writer, food blogger, and food photographer as well. I live in Kolkata along with my Husband Mehebub who is an architect by profession, my daughter Pasta, and also my dog daughters Coffee and Luchi.

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