How to Make Labra Tarkari/Bengali Style Labra Recipe / Mix Vegetable

Step by step today I will Share How to Make Labra Tarkari/Bengali Style Labra Recipe / Mix Vegetable. Labra is a traditional Bengali vegetarian curry, a delightful mix of different varieties of vegetables cooked together with very less spices. This may be cooked during the auspicious Durgastami, Saraswati Puja, and Lakshmi Puja. The main vegetables that are used in this dish are Pumpkin, potato, sweet potato, and Brinjal. On many Bengali Puja pandals, Labra is served along with Khichuri. By using Punch phoron (It comprises mouri (fennel seeds), methi (fenugreek seeds), Kalo jeera (black cumin seeds), jeera (cumin seeds), and a typically Bengali spice, called radhuni) the taste of Labra becomes unique.

Equipment required
- Frying pan/ Kadai
- Blender to blend coconut paste and ginger paste
- Spatula
- Bowls
Ingredients
- Oil-2 tbsp
- Punch phoron (It comprises mouri (fennel seeds), methi (fenugreek seeds), Kalo jeera (black cumin seeds), jeera (cumin seeds), and a typically Bengali spice, called radhuni)-1 tbsp
- Potato-2
- Taro-2
- Pumpkin -6-7 big pieces/200 gm
- Radish-100 gm
- Pointed gourd-2
- Raw banana-1
- Cabbage (chopped)-2 cups
- yardlong bean/Borboti-4-5/100 gm
- Carrot-1
- Ridge gourd-1/150 gm
- Eggplant/begun-1(small)
- Mocha/Banana flower (chopped)-1 cup/50 gm
- Coconut paste-1/2 cup
- Spicy paste-1/2 cup (Ginger-1/2 inch, Red whole chili-2, Turmeric -1 tbsp)
- Bhaja masala-1 tbsp (blended roasted cumin seeds, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, and cardamom, the ratio are 1:1:1 and 2 cardamoms)
- Sugar-1/4 tbsp
- Salt to taste
How to Make Labra Tarkari/Bengali Style Labra Recipe / Mix Vegetable
Clean, cut all the vegetables into big dice shapes,s and wash all of them.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan

- Add 1 tbsp panchphoron for tempering

Add curry cut two potatoes

Now add the taro and stir them


After 3-4 minutes add pumpkin and stir them (as potato and taro take more time to cook compared to other veggies)

Add radish and pointed gourd

Stir them for 2 minutes

Now add the raw banana

Add cabbage and borboti/ yard long bean and stir them

Now add carrot and ridge gourd


Add brinjal/eggplant and mocha/ banana blossom and mix them


Now add the coconut paste and mix well

Add the Spicy paste-1/2 cup (Ginger-1/2 inch, Red whole chili-2, Turmeric -1 tbsp)

Add salt and sugar

Sauté them for 2-3 minutes and add cover the lid and allow them to cook for 10 minutes in low flame.


After 5 minutes open the lid and add 1 tbsp Bhaja masala and again cover the lid

Open the cover and check if the Labra is cooked or not, if not then add 1 cup of water and cover the lid for 4-5 minutes more

If well cooked then mix them well and transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with Khichuri or rice
