Panch Phoorner Charchari (Bengali)

Ingredients	For 4	For 100
Potatoes	225gms	5.6kg
Brinjals	115gms	2.8kg
Red pumpkin	115gms	2.8kg
Peas	115gms	2.8kg
Green chillies	10gms	250gms
Onions seeds , mustard seeds , cumin, fenugreek, fennel	5gms	115gms
Curry leaves	a spring	1 bunch
Sugar	1 tsp	30ml
Oil	15ml	250ml
Salt	to taste	80 – 100gms
Red chillies	1	10

Peel and cut potatoes and pumpkin into 2.5cm (1”) cubes. Cut brinjals into even-sized pieces. Shell peas. Heat the fat. Fry red chillies broken into small pieces, and slit green chillies, mixed spices and curry leaves. Add vegetable are saute. Add sugar, salt and enough water to cook vegetables. Cover. Let it simmer till vegetables are tender and water is absorbed.