Bangladeshi vegetable dishes

South Asian dish, that originated in Punjab, bearing a resemblance to baba ghanoush

thumb|Shukto at a Food booth|food stall in a Bengali [[food festival in Kolkata|250px]] Shukto () is a popular vegetable dish in Bengali cuisine usually served with rice in the West Bengal state of India and in the neighbouring country Bangladesh. It has a slightly bitter taste and is frequently served at the banquets of Bengali religious and social functions, such as annaprasana, sraddhya, or bibaha, as a part of traditional Bengali thali.