The radish (Raphanus sativus) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe, in pre-Roman times. They are grown and consumed throughout the world. Radishes have numerous varieties, varying in size, color and duration of required cultivation time. There are some radishes that are grown for their seeds; oilseed radishes are grown, as the name implies, for oil production. Radish can sprout from seed to small plant in as little as 3 days.
Radish /mooli/moola/daikon or 'mulo' is a common vegetable available throughout the year.White root of radish is used to make Mooli parathas specially in north India
Nutritional value of radish
Radishes are rich in ascorbic acid, folic acid, and potassium. They are a good source of vitamin B6, riboflavin, magnesium, copper, and calcium. One cup of sliced red radish bulbs provides approximately 20 cal, largely from carbohydrates.
Radishes are rich in ascorbic acid, folic acid, and potassium. They are a good source of vitamin B6, riboflavin, magnesium, copper, and calcium. One cup of sliced red radish bulbs provides approximately 20 cal, largely from carbohydrates.
As a child I never ate radish sabzi until I visited my cbd aunty and she made this lovely dish out of radish. This chawli moola bhaji was my dads favourite sabji.
Ingredients
Radish /mula /mooli 2-3 medium size
Green chillies 2-3
Black eyed beans /chawali - 1/2 cup
Mohri (mustard seeds) 1/2 tsp
Jeera (cumin seeds) 1/2 tsp
onion 1 chopped
Garlic 5-6
Hing (asafoetida) a pinch
Halad (turmeric) 1/4 tsp
red chilli powder 1 tsp
1 pinch sugar
Oil 1.5 tbsp
fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Green chillies 2-3
Black eyed beans /chawali - 1/2 cup
Mohri (mustard seeds) 1/2 tsp
Jeera (cumin seeds) 1/2 tsp
onion 1 chopped
Garlic 5-6
Hing (asafoetida) a pinch
Halad (turmeric) 1/4 tsp
red chilli powder 1 tsp
1 pinch sugar
Oil 1.5 tbsp
fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Method :
1.Soak chawali overnight /min for 2-3 hrs & pressure cook till done.
2.Wash the mooli vegetable well .Chop the leaves finely. Cut thewhite roots into small bits.
3. Heat oil in a pan on medium heat and add mohri, once it starts spluttering add jeera,chopped garlic, turmeric ,red chilli powder and hing. Then add cut green chillies. Lower heat and add chopped onion & saute till onion is cooked .
4.Next add cooked chawali & radish pieces & green leaves . Cover pan and let radish cook for 2-3 mins. Then add salt, sugar mix well Mix and cover again for about 5 mins.
5. Once cooked, add fresh coconut & mix well .cover with lid & let it cook for 2 minutes.
6.Serve with nachani bhakri /jowari bhakri/chapati
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Tip:
You can prepare plain radish sabji by skipping black eyed beans in above recipe also. Follow from step 2 to step 6
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