"Mullangi Sambhar" or "Radish Sambhar" is prepared in Mangalore style. This recipe is loosely based on Udupi cuisine. It is a lentil based stew prepared with radish as main ingredient with coconut and onion as its base.
Ingredients
250 gms Radish, thinly sliced
1 cup Toor dal
1 Tomato, diced
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Cumin seeds
2 sprigs of curry leaves
Salt
Oil (Vegetable | Canola | Coconut)
For Masala
1 small piece Cinnamon
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 Onion
2 Red Chilies
3/4 cup freshly grated coconut | desiccated coconut
1 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Red chili powder
Method
- Soak toor dal in water for 10 minutes and pressure cook with 2 cups of water
- Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan, add cinnamon, cumin seeds, red chilies and onions. Fry until onions turns brown
- Grind coconut, red chili powder, coriander powder along with fried onions and spices. Add little water and make a smooth paste
- Now add this masala to the cooked toor dal
- In the same pan, add 2 tsp oil, then add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves. Add radish and tomato. Saute for 2-5 minutes. Add this to dal. Adjust salt as per taste
- Simmer until radish is completely cooked (fork tender)
- Serve hot with steamed rice
Tips:
- I cook vegetables and toor dal separately because vegetables cook faster than toor dal. Vegetables will be overcooked if they are pressure cooked with toor dal
- In order to save time, vegetables can be cooked separately in boiling water
- The recipe above can be prepared with different kinds of vegetables like beans, carrot, gourds, or pumpkins