I found some gorgeous Indian radish in Little India the other day and had to buy a bunch. They were fresh, with the leaves still on and quite small so I used up about 5 of them to make enough for the two of us.
Yes, that’s my hand. You may not know this but I have once been a hand model for an ad that featured in a Malayalam magazine called Vanitha. True story.
But the radishes surely don’t need my hand to enhance its own beauty. Snobs!
This recipe is uber simple, can be put together in a jiffy and retains a bit of the vegetable’s natural flavour and crunch.
Stir Friend Indian Radish Recipe
Serves 2
Indredients:
Small white radish, cut into thin discs – 2 cups
Thinly sliced onion – 1 small (or 8 shallots)
Crushed garlic – 1 tsp
Chilli powder (adjust to taste) – 1 tsp
Jeera / cumin – 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Garam masala – 1/4 tsp
Amchur / dry mango powder – 1/4 tsp (or a squeeze of lime juice)
Salt to taste
1 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
How I Made It:
1. Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds. When they pop, add the sliced radish and shallow fry in low heat until almost-cooked. This will take about 10-12 mins. Adjust the amount of oil if the pieces seem to be burning or too dry.
2. Add sliced onion/shallots, garlic, chilli powder, coriander powder, jeera and amchur and stir well to coat the radish pieces for a min or two. Add salt.
3. Top off with the garam masala, give it a final stir before removing from fire. The pieces will be soft yet not too much and will hold their shape.
Very nice & easy recipes.
I make thoran with radish… delicious
ThankU dear. Raddish entu cheyyanomnnu ariyathe irikukayayirunnu. More than the recipe, its about the way you've presented it. Neat. Innu ravile thanne cheythu. Raddishinte oru cheriya kaipundu. Else it looks and tastes class, with more onions than in your version, and slightly more fried ) – Priya
Nags,
Tried the radish stir fry..though not a big fan of radish, loved this version..i've put a picture in my blog..
Deepa
Hey Nags ,
when i try to print the recipes… the pictures do not seem to be getting printed. I know i dont really need them to cook. But for me picture = motivation :)…so i was wondering if its a setting you did- or something i have set up…
a friend of mine helped me to add the print link. actually, i can't see it for this post maybe cuz i don't even know where exactly it is 😀 i think he must have set it up in such a way that no pics come up. this is esp imp for my step by step recipes because imagine how many pages that will run into! sorry about that SM 🙂
Incredible!!! You are such a great chef… I never thought that I can use these ingredients to make something as tasty and as healthy as you have made. This recipe is unique and I shall try it to satisfy my tastebud. Thumbs up!!!
Hand model, eh? Cool! 🙂
Did you keep that Vanitha? You should post a pic of that ad!
beautiful first pic, oh yes ur hand did add beauty to the radish 🙂 lovely recipe
Nice looking. Like to try it sooner. Thank You for the great recipes.
vaira modhiram pottachummaa 🙂 long back! 😉
Ivalo Azhaga sapadu panra azhagana model kai kku vaira modharam podanum…go tell you husband now.
Wow – the radish is used only in sambar and parathas in our home – has never attained single hero status in this house! Time to change that I guess…:)
wow looks tempting ….
looks simple yet tempting..
Yummy radish fry..
I have once tried making radish curry but dint turned out good, Would like to try this recipe 🙂
sure the radish looking great in ur hand…hand model 🙂
Waiting for the yummy bajji recipe!
Delicious looking radish stir fry..awesome!
The first pic made me rush to this post 😉 Hand model!!! ha ha.. nice nice 🙂 Dish looks inviting and is pretty new to me. 🙂
I make poriyal by grating radish. urs is looking yumm. will try sometime..
Nags, Now I know why you have your hands in the photos. I love radish sambar though it smells funny.
We used to make radish curry with coconut!!!! Curry looks yummy!!!!
my mil makes curry with radish,but i never tried after coming here.This version sounds very nice and u presented it well
wow looks good
Like the new avatar of radish. Nice recipe.
Hey even we call it Coin sambar! 🙂
Nags does this recipe take off atleast a bit of the pungent taste radish usually has?
If it does then it sounds droolectable! 🙂
interesting and nice dish!
Loved the way those cute radishes r cut….we call it coin cut…especially radish sambar is called coin sambar at my place..
loved it , the subzi and the hands , they are beautiful in some other ways too..
what a way to cut the radish…thoroughly appealing and delectable..
The first picture looks like lots of Jelly fishes ..:)
Nice! Take a look at what I make. I am sure you will LOU it! 😀
http://2bigchefs.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/crispy-turnip-with-oregano/
nags,
this recipe looks yummy and new to me
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Apart from sambar, I havent thought of anything else…ths sounds interesting. The pattern shown so well thru ur lens 🙂