Mullangi Sambar is a healthy and tasty sambar verity. Mullangi has lots of health benefits, it is boosting immunity, controls blood pressure, fights cough and cold, etc., Mullangi is a healthy vegetable you shouldn’t miss out especially, in winters.

Ingredients

• Mullangi/White Radish – 1
• Toor dal – ¼ cup
• Oil – 1 tsp
• Onion/ Shallot – ½ cup (Chopped)
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Urad dal – ½ tsp
• Salt as needed
• Turmeric powder – ¼ cup
• Asafoetida – ¼ tsp
• Sambar powder – 1 tsp
• Tamarind – gooseberry sized ball
•  Few Curry leaves

Preparation

• Wash and peel Radish, remove stem and cut it into small pieces.
• Chop onion/shallots.
• Wash and pressure cook toor dal for 2 whistles.
• Soak tamarind for 10 minutes and squeeze the pulp.

Method

Step by Step Pictures

1. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, and curry leaves.

2. Add chopped onion, cook till it becomes translucent.

3. Add Mullangi and saute for a minute.

4. Add salt, turmeric powder, sambar powder, and asafoetida.

5. Add the tamarind pulp.

6. Now add cooked dal and 1/2 cup of water, mix well.

7. Pressure cook for 2 whistles or cook covered till the radish is cooked well.

8. Serve hot with rice.