Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, mullangi sambar recipe | radish sambar | moolangi or mooli sambar is a vegetarian south indian sambar made with radish / mullangi / muli, onion, and few curry leaves in about 30 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

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.