Santula
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Mixed vegetables cooked lightly with very little oil and spice, sometimes finished with milk. A gentle, healthy Odia dish.
Region: OdishaOccasion: Everyday lunch; light mealsTime: 30 minServes: 4Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw papaya, cubed
- 1 potato, cubed
- 1 small brinjal, cubed
- ½ cup pumpkin, cubed
- 1 drumstick, cut in pieces
- 1 tsp oil
- ½ tsp panch phutana
- 2 green chillies, slit
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed (optional)
- ½ tsp turmeric
- Salt to taste
- ¼ cup milk (optional)
Method
- Boil the papaya, potato, pumpkin and drumstick in a little water with turmeric and salt until just tender. Add the brinjal for the last 5 minutes.
- Heat the oil, add panch phutana, green chillies and garlic.
- Add the boiled vegetables with their water and stir gently.
- For the milk version, add the milk and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Serve warm with rice and dal.
History
Santula comes from the Odia home tradition of cooking vegetables with little oil and spice.
Significance
It is often cooked for the elderly, the unwell and young children because it is easy to digest.