Radish Salad

Radish Salad:

Mullangi Salad. Mooli Salad.

The radish has a long history going back thousands of years to the ancient Egyptian and Chinese times. The Greeks and the Romans were also known to utilize the benefits of the radish, and the Romans spread its use to many other European countries.

The radish was used for its medicinal value where it was believed to stimulate appetite, prevent indigestion and constipation, and treat melancholy. During the middle age, it was also consumed to treat rheumatism and insanity.

Well...radish has anti-bacterial properties! Its good to eat them raw! Ofcourse Indian variety(white and red both are sulphur rich and makes uncomfortable to eat raw)So best method is mild cooking type of salad! To counter-react that strong sulphur...I have added few spoons of lemon here!

Ingredients:

Radish 200 grams
Lemon juce few spoons
Mustard 1/4 spoon
Cumin 1/4 spoon
Urad dal 1 spoon
Ginger 1" grated
Asafoetida 1 pinch
Chilies 1 small deseed and slice
Salt
Oil few spoons
Cilantro leaves few.

Method:

Grate radish and set aside.

Heat oil in a wok. Add mustard, cumin, asafoetida, urad dal and chilies. wait till they pop.

Add radish and salt. Make a quick stir-fry...less than 2 minutes.

Remove from heat...add lemon juice.

Garnish with cilantro leaves.