Tag: radish

Radish Thepla/Paratha:

January 3, 2018

Thepla is a Guajarati word. It is an easy form of paratha. Enjoyment without much work 😉 Yes!!! There is no need to prepare stuffing separately. Put everything together, knead and make.

Radish is not liked by many, let alone be in their list of favourite vegetables. But it ranks very high in nutrition and health benefits. You can make raw salads, sambar or add them in any veggie recipes. If you don’t like the pungent taste, add couple of carrots, tone down the taste and enjoy.

Winter is the time when we get fresh juicy radishes in India. When It is home grown, the joy doubles. I wish to use every edible part without any wastage and without any usage of pesticide. Thus, it is healthy as well.

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Ingredients:

Radish and its greens – one small bunch

Coriander – 1 tea spoon

Cumin – ½ tea spoon

Carom seeds – ½ tea spoon

Garlic – 3-4 cloves

Green chilli – 1

Coriander leaves – 1 table spoon (chopped)

Curd – 2 table spoons

Salt- to taste

Whole wheat powder – as required

Oil – to cook

Method:

-Wash radish as well as green leaves.

-Grate the radish and chop the greens. Sprinkle salt.

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-Crush coriander and cumin, add.

-Dry grind green chilli and garlic, add.

-Add carom seeds, chopped coriander and curd as well.

-Mix everything, make a firm dough by using required amount of whole wheat flour.

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-Now take lemon sized chapati dough in hand, roll this ball by using a roller, like regular chapati.

-Cook both the sides by using either oil, ghee or butter.

-Serve with sweetened curd or pickle.

Aloo Mungre Ki subzi / Potato and radish pods dry curry:

January 15, 2017

Radish pods are available only in winter and after coming to Bangalore, I tasted this almost ten years back and initially I felt it was very pungent and not for me kind of a flavour. But the foodie in me couldn’t keep quiet and I kept on trying it every season and now it is our favourite too.

I don’t promise that you will like it on your first bite. But when you start getting accustomed to it, you’ll start to like it. Radish pods are known as Mungre in Punjabi language and it is the staple food of Punjab. They usually pair it with potato and make a dry curry and which goes very well with whole wheat roti.

I love Radish pods for their distinct taste. If you pair it with potato, that is it. Pure bliss with hot phulka!!!!

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Ingredients:

Potato – 4 to 5

Radish pods – ¼ kg

Mustard oil- 2 table spoon

Refined oil – 1 table spoon

Cumin – 1 teaspoon

Hing – ¼ teaspoon

Salt

Sugar – ½ tsp

Turmeric – ½ teaspoon

Red chilli powder – 1 to 2 teaspoon

Amchur powder – ½ teaspoon

Garam masala powder – ½ teaspoon

Method:

Wash potatoes and dice it. Don’t peel the outer skin.

Boil one cup of water with little salt and Par boil these potato pieces .Potato should cook but pieces should be firm.

Drain water and keep aside.

Wash radish pods and chop this according to your taste. I prefer around 1 inch pieces.

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Take one tawa; put both the oils, when it is hot add cumin and hing.

Drop chopped radish pods; add all the powders like turmeric, red chilli powder, Garam masala, Amchur powder, salt and sugar.

Mix nicely, add in par boiled and drained potatoes and mix and keep it covered and cook for a while.

Sprinkle 2 teaspoon of water and mix it and keep it covered until all the masalas are absorbed and coated in really well.

Switch off the gas and enjoy with phulka or any roti’s.