"We will be at your place on Sunday"; my mother called & informed the day before! She disconnected the call without giving me the chance to inform her that my house-help will be on leave! Gosh, I was planning to not to cook anything this entire weekend! I had a plan to bake several things and to order lunch and dinner. Errrrrr! Mum again called and informed "see I will not have the non-vegetarian items on Sunday, though, your father will have! okay bye"! Again I was not able to inform her! I then cooked upon returning home. Needless to say, I cooked a few vegetarian dishes as well and obviously, I cooked Panch Mishali Tarkari!
A Wintery delicacy with several veggies, I actually have grown up eating this particular Bengali Side dish. It was easy for Maa to cook it for me during the college and university days and to pack it with a few Roti. Several veggies were enough to meet the nutritional need and taste-wise you dare say there was any compromise. Believe me, two big fat spoonfuls of Panch Mishali Tarkari with Roti or Rice is still something I cherish to the core.
A bong-fied version of Mix-veg and most importantly super-comforting Panch Mishali Tarkari can't go wrong especially in Winter. Though Panch Mishali means a medley of 5 types, however, you can add as many as veggies you prefer while cooking the Panch Mishali Tarkari. Winter veggies are perfect for making this simple Bengali side.
Typically a no onion no garlic side prepared with several veggies and tempered and flavored with Panch Phoran you may find variation in the cooking process of Panch Mishali Tarkari. Some people add "Bori" while cooking the Panch Mishali Tarkari while I have seen an Onion-garlic version of it too. I have seen people adding Garam Masala and Ghee as well while cooking the Panch Mishali Tarkari. The Recipe I follow is what I have seen in my house which probably came from Thakuma to my Mother and Aunts and finally to us.
My Panch Mishali Tarkari calls for only Panch Phoran and little Ginger Paste and obviously several veggies. I prefer to use Potato, Pumpkin, Radish, Broad Beans and Eggplant. What I add separately is a powder of Panch Phoron.
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Panch Mishali Tarkari
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 3-4 People 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Panch Mishali Tarkari is a vegetable dish from Bengal that combines different seasonal vegetables and is seasoned with Panch Phoron. While potatoes are usually included, other vegetables are added based on availability.
Ingredients
- 3 Potato
- 1 Radish
- 1 Eggplant
- 6-8 Broad Beans/ Shim
- 250g Pumpkin
- 2-3 Green Chili
- 2 Red Chili
- 1 Tsp. Panch Phoran
- ½ Tsp. Panch Phoron Powder
- 1 Tsp. Turmeric Powder
- 1 Tsp. Chili Powder (optional)
- 1 Tbsp. Sugar:
- 1 Tsp. Salt: to taste
- 3 Tbsp. Mustard Oil
Instructions
- Begin by peeling and cutting potatoes, pumpkin, radish, and eggplant into small cubes.
- Cut broad beans into 1" square pieces.
- Heat mustard oil in a pan and add red chili and panch phoron to temper the oil.
- Add potato cubes and shallow fry until they soften.
- Mix in broad beans, pumpkin, and radish.
- Add panch phoron powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder, sugar, and salt to the veggies and mix well.
- Lastly, add eggplant cubes and green chili.
- Pour in ½ cup of water and cover the pan with a lid, cooking on low flame until all the veggies soften.
- The dish can be served either mushy or with the chunks in their natural form, depending on personal preference.
- Drizzle the dish with a small amount of mustard oil to give it a distinct aroma.
- Serve hot with roti or rice and daal.
Notes
- Include vegetables based on their individual cooking times. Begin with potatoes, followed by other vegetables, and add eggplant last.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Bengali
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 75g
- Calories: 326
- Sugar: 5.9g
- Sodium: 633mg
- Fat: 11.3g
- Saturated Fat: 1.4g
- Carbohydrates: 50.3g
- Fiber: 8.3g
- Protein: 8.3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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Madhushree Basu Roy says
My go to vegetarian dish during winters. Lovely write up.
Debjani says
Thanks Madhushree di 🙂
Indeed Panch Mishali Tarkari is bliss