easy mullangi sambar recipe | radish sambar | moolangi or mooli sambar

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: sambar
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

main ingredients:

  • 1.5 cup radish / mullangi / muli
  • 1 onion (cubed)
  • few curry leaves
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup tamarind extract
  • small piece jaggery / gud
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¾ cup toor dal (cooked)

for masala paste:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • ¾ tsp cumin / jeera
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • ¼ tsp methi / fenugreek seeds
  • 4 whole dried kashmiri red chilli
  • ½ cup coconut (grated)
  • ½ cup water

for tempering:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard / rai
  • few curry leaves

Method

  1. firstly in a kadai take 1.5 cup radish and 1 onion.
  2. also add few curry leaves, ¼ tsp turmeric and 1 cup water.
  3. mix well, cover and boil for 5 minutes or till radish gets half cooked.
  4. further add ½ cup tamarind extract, small piece jaggery and 1 tsp salt. mix well.
  5. continue to boil for 5 more minutes or till radish gets cooked well.
  6. now add ¾ cup toor dal and prepared masala paste.
  7. mix well adjusting consistency as required.
  8. boil for 5 minutes or till the raw smell of coconut disappears.
  9. pour the tempering over sambar and mix well.
  10. finally, serve mullangi sambar / radish sambar with hot steamed rice.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.