Monday, March 28, 2011

Mulyacha Thecha/Koshimbir (White Radish Salad)


Hello friends, its been quite some time since I posted anything new. Had been really busy on the personal front. Hopefully now I will be able to devote some time to my much neglected blog. Thanks to everyone who expressed concern while I was away.

Today, I am going to share Mulyachi Koshimbir recipe (white radish koshimbir/salad) with you. This is a typical Maharashtrian specialty, exactly the way my mom makes it. I love the way the peppery radish tastes with the cold yogurt and the tempering. Its really simple to make too. 

Soak 1/4th cup chana dal for 1 or 2 hrs and grind it roughly. Grate 1 big radish (white). Mix the radish and chana dal with 1.5 cups yogurt, add some salt and sugar to taste. In a seperate pan, heat 2 tsp oil, add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 pinch asofoetida, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp methi/fenugreek seeds (very important), 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (optional) and 2 green chillies chopped or sliced. Pour the tempering over the radish and yogurt mixture, garnish with cilantro and serve as a side dish with roti/rice.

This is also my entry for Sweet Artichoke's :Veggie/Fruit of the Month Event originally started by Priya

I am also sending this for Seduce Your Tastebud's -Flavors Of Maharashtra' event originally started by Naina.

33 comments:

aipi said...

Hey dear- glad to see your post..how you been..
The recipe looks great- soothing n refreshing :)

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Simplyfood said...

Healthy and delicious. Perfect entry for Flavours of Maharastra do send it in.
http://seduceyourtastebuds.blogspot.com/2011/02/announcing-flavors-of-maharastra-event.html

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

Delicious n mouthwatering....looks really yum...hru doing dear..nice to see a post from u..
Sanyukta
http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/

? said...

Sounds delicious!

Gauri Trivedi said...

Can you believe it, I was just going through my old recipes to utlise some radish in the fridge..now I can try this one out !

btw. thanks for the compliment on my blog..happy to follow yours.

Torviewtoronto said...

looks delicious lovely combination

Suja Manoj said...

This recipe sounds delicious and quick,new to me,thanks for sharing dear.

Unknown said...

So cherishing salad and refreshing too.

Sravs said...

So delicious and perfect salad !! Thanking for visiting my blog and for ur wonderful comments !! Happy to follow u !!

Amritha Kalyani said...

delicious and so easy.. healthy salad. :-)

Preety said...

salad looks super delicious

Umm Mymoonah said...

Yumm, very healthy recipe. I love the tempering on top.

Rumana Rawat said...

Amazing Dish.. I have a event running in my blog. do participate:)
http://rumanarawat.blogspot.com/2011/03/treat-to-eyes-series-2.html

Richa Priyanka said...

hi, lovely blog! love to follow u :)

Jaisy James said...

for the cookies design i simply pressed on the top with a fork.salad looks nice. will try this

Hari Chandana P said...

Healthy and delicious recipe.. looks simply superb !!

Padhu Sankar said...

I prepare this without channa dal .I will try your version also

Binys Recipes said...

wow love the recipe,,,mooli is agud cleanser dats wat i have heard...long time or years did not eat radish....i will now

Priya Suresh said...

Wat a yummy dish, love radish as anything..

Anu said...

Looks so tasty.perfect in summer..

Harika baratam said...

Aww its awesome never prepared with radish so shld try it. Looks yummy.

Panchpakwan said...

Hi dear..gald to see you back..How are you?
Mulyachi koshimbir looks really delicious..

Sushma Mallya said...

Sounds really delicious...would love to try this:)

Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory) said...

Wow! Looks fantastic! Thank you for visiting my blog & your sweet comment.

sowmya said...

Sounds different.. looks great.

Prathima Rao said...

Refreshing & comforting.. :)
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

R said...

aipi: doing good, thnx for asking! yes the koshimbir is surely refreshing tnx again.
divya: thanks!
simply.food: thanks, will do so.
sanyukta gour bayes: thanks, doing good, thnx for asking too.
?: thanks for appreciating.
pasta and paratha: likewise, thanks!
torview, sujatha sugathan, savita ramesh, amritha kalyani, preety, Hari Chandana,priya, anu, harika's kitchen,sushma mallya,sowmya,prathima rao: thank u so much!
sravscuilinaryconcepts: likewise, thanks!
umm mymoonah: thanks, me too!
rumana rawat: thnx, will chek it out.
richa priyanka: so nice to know u found my blog interesting enough to follow, thnx!
jaisy james: what a cool idea and thnx!
padhu: oh cool! i will try ur version too :)
biny anoop: it sure is! thnx!
panchpakwan: thanks am glad to be back too :)
ambreen: thanks, likewise!

sangeeta said...

I liked tis authentic maharashtrian version of muli koshimbir...we make it just like a raita with curds , but this addition of ground chana daal sounds really interesting . Would love to try.

BTW , liked your masala poori too , the pictures are great...

R said...

sangeeta: thank u sangeeta, i am glad you like the recipes and pics! do try them out too :)

KrithisKitchen said...

Looks so tasty and refreshing.. wow..

http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com
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R said...

kirthi's kitchen: thanks!

Raksha said...

I had visited your blog long back, but forgot to follow you at that time.

Today again I found your blog and quickly clicked on follow. I really like you blog.

http://rakshaskitchen.blogspot.com

R said...

Raksha: thanks, i am so honored!