Mullangi Stir-Fry(White Radish)

Category: Side Dishes | Blog URL: http://pedhakka.blogspot.com/2010/02/mullangi-stir-frywhite-radish.html

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Photo: Pedhakka

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil

1 tablespoon urad dal

1 tablespoon channa dal

1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds

a pinch of asafoetida powder

1 tomato,chopped

1 teaspoon red chili powder

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

2 cups radish,peeled and grated

coriander leaves for garnish

Preparation

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan.Once the oil is hot add urad and channa dal.Then mustard seeds and asafotida powder.

Add tomato and saute for 5 minutes or until its cooked.

Add grated radish to the pan along with coriander powder, chili powder and turmeric powder and fry for 2 minutes.Add 1/2cup of water along with salt and cook until the radish is done.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

COOK'S FILE

HINT:It turned out good without the regular ingredients(onion,ginger and garlic).

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About

It took me a while to name this recipe. When I see Radish, all I can think of is mullangi sambar that mom makes at home. Especially when the mullangi is soaked in a pot filled with gram dal. oooo...It is so tender and juicy to even think about it now. But cooking sambar everyday is quite boring, especially when I would love to try out new recipes everyday. Its the season for radish and the Indian store close by carries some huge white raddish. They don't come in such sizes back home. I use only half the radish for a meal for two.
So after getting suggestions from my mother-in-law,I tried out this recipe.Its simple,delicious and goes well with chappati or as a substitute for potato in the masala dosa. Looks like white radish is an obesity diet food and also helps in digestion and rich in vitamin C and calcium.