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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